But there are still a few mysteries, like who's eating my okra? And why does everyone keep telling me that I need to dedicate a whole plot to strawberries because they take over the joint when I can only muster a few measly specimens?
you see this? the plant's been nibbled from the very top!
Lovely! Visions of BLTs are dancing in my head..
ReplyDeleteWow...growing okra in northern climes. I would never have thought it! Hope you figure out what pesky varmint is eating your stalks.
ReplyDeleteYou must have everbearing strawberries. Mine are June bearing and have not come back again. Strawberry plants do spread and sprout easily and therefore can take over a plot. If they are mixed in with other plants, you may not be able to collect all of the berries. But the plants can easily be weeded out from where you do not want them. If you have groundhogs and other creatures around, they will get to your garden and berries, maybe even okra, before you can.
ReplyDeleteI miss you so.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the tour at the Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hampshire, when planning their crops the Shakers raised three times as much as they themselves needed, allowing the wildlife a third and wayfarers another third. More work, but less frustration. A good life lesson!
ReplyDeleteMy husband's family used to grow strawberries. How old are your plants? He said it takes a few years before they start really bearing fruit.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so very very beautiful!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the new backdrop! The blog text is so much easier to see, read, and the photos are that much sharper. Thank you!
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