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Tag Archives: okra
A Sticky, Slimy Habit
We’ve been eating okra almost every night for the last two months. The 18 or so okra stalks in the garden, now each about six feet tall (one is eight… like I should write a story: Jack and the Okrastalk), … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, garden, gin and tonic, hibiscus, okra, slimy, The Great Gatsby
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Sunset Okra Surprise
Sounds like the name of a dish: Sunset Okra Surprise, like something a southern chef might have concocted. It’s what delighted us yesterday at dusk. We were hoping for a post-supper, post-Jeopardy wave of calm to wash over us but no, we knew … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged garden, gardening, hasty, impatient, okra, patience, waiting
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Good Bye Mighty Okra Friends
Another tough farewell, I pulled the okra stalks, once lush, tall, proud bearers of pounds of okra, now frost bitten, dried shells of their former glory. I hated to say good bye, but I couldn’t bear to see them like … Continue reading
Still Going Strong
September 27, 2011 Picked a dozen or so okra, a creamy yellow sweet pepper, a mess of green beans and two cucumbers today near the end of September. The Lorelei continues to produce, continues to pump out the produce and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Sentence, Garden: A Love Story
Tagged beans, cucumbers, garden, okra, peppers, sentence, Writing
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Righting the Okra
I don’t want to belittle any suffering, any serious property damage, any major problem or cost or sorrow anybody suffered because of Hurricane Irene. I really don’t. I mention that because I want to tell you about the “damage” the … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged Hurricane Irene, leaning plants, okra, resilience, stake
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August Garden Report
Welcome garden fans to the August Garden Report. I’m your host, Argyle Schield, and I’ll be showing you three of our finest local gardens. Thanks for tuning in. Let’s get right down to it and check on the first garden, … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged Argyle Schield, butternut squash, cucumber, eggplant, okra, tomatoes
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Smith, Jones, The Lorelei: A Midsummer Night’s Status Report – Part 2
A Midsummer Night’s Status Report – Part 1 I continue the roll call of how my gardens are doing. Sunflowers – I planted a border of a one – two foot high variety on two sides of Smith. It is … Continue reading