How does your garden grow?

[robbyr]

Seems like okra is one of those that folks really, really like or flat out can’t stand.

 

[Larro Darro]

Glad to see you are still here.

So am I.

 

[Larro Darro]

Seems like okra is one of those that folks really, really like or flat out can’t stand.

I'm in the love it camp. I ate okra almost every day this summer. Until the daily rains and black spot got my main patch. But I planted a late crop and it should make until a killing frost comes along.

 

[robbyr]

I like it too. My favorite way is to blanch it then toss in a shaker bag of flour, corn meal, and seasonings. Put in casserole dish and freeze then transfer to ziplock bags for frying. Getting to where I don’t wanna do it much any more but it sure is good.

 

[Larro Darro]

I like it too. My favorite way is to blanch it then toss in a shaker bag of flour, corn meal, and seasonings. Put in casserole dish and freeze then transfer to ziplock bags for frying. Getting to where I don’t wanna do it much any more but it sure is good.

There is nothing like good fried okra, but we cooked it in the nuker most days. A Tbs of olive oil, the seasoning of your choice and a few minutes of nuclear power. Cover with stretch wrap, but leave an air hole on the sides. But with no power, I had to do what I had to do.

 

[wngsprd]

We picked our last okra last week before the killing frost hit. We like to grill it or oven bake it...no coating except some olive oil...yummy and not slimy.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Seems to me that Okra..."Okrey" as my Dad called it...is an acquired taste. Dad loved it fried, but I couldn't stand it; made me nauseous. Today, I love it, fried and pickled especially. Don't often get fresh okra; quit raising it years ago. We go with the frozen Stillwell brand, comes sliced, breaded and ready to fry.

I would be interested as to how any of you cook it on the grill though.

 

[jaxs]

Okra has always been a staple for us. We freeze 2 bushels for winter & spring. Boiled,fried,pickled,with stewed tomatoes and in gumbo. Never mastered grilling.

 

[Larro Darro]

Seems to me that Okra..."Okrey" as my Dad called it...is an acquired taste. Dad loved it fried, but I couldn't stand it; made me nauseous. Today, I love it, fried and pickled especially. Don't often get fresh okra; quit raising it years ago. We go with the frozen Stillwell brand, comes sliced, breaded and ready to fry.

I would be interested as to how any of you cook it on the grill though.

I've cooked it in foil on the grill. The other night I cooked it in a pan, on the grill. I bet it would do good in my electric grill. Over coals it would be hard to get them all turned at the right time.

 

[robbyr]

Seems to me that Okra..."Okrey" as my Dad called it...is an acquired taste. Dad loved it fried, but I couldn't stand it; made me nauseous. Today, I love it, fried and pickled especially. Don't often get fresh okra; quit raising it years ago. We go with the frozen Stillwell brand, comes sliced, breaded and ready to fry.

I would be interested as to how any of you cook it on the grill though.

I hated squash as a youngster and didn’t like onions until I was nearly 40. Now I like extra onions. Also hated Miller Lite and mostly liked Budweiser products until I was 48. Now the complete opposite. Guess my tastes changed?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I hated squash as a youngster and didn’t like onions until I was nearly 40. Now I like extra onions. Also hated Miller Lite and mostly liked Budweiser products until I was 48. Now the complete opposite. Guess my tastes changed?

I think that's a safe bet. I believe as our metabolism changes our tastes do change. Growing up, it was bread, meat and taters...not so much bread and taters any more.

 

[Sigarms]

Just planted garlic the other week, believe we pulled our last tomato off the other week as well.

Had the boys out working today, moving the last of the dirt pile, and this past week put up another raised bed.



Both boys remind me of a guy I work with at the office. When they go to the bathroom, it's like a half hour. Could never figure that out, bowel movments normally never take me more than a couple of minutes.

 

[dragoneggs]

Both boys remind me of a guy I work with at the office. When they go to the bathroom, it's like a half hour. Could never figure that out, bowel movments normally never take me more than a couple of minutes.

Yeah the good old days!

 

[goeduck]

When they go to the bathroom, it's like a half hour. Could never figure that out, bowel movments normally never take me more than a couple of minutes.

I cannot figure that out either, some people even take reading material in there. My BMs start about the time I make contact with the toilet seat and I am done before the smell permaeates the room. Hold my breath, flip on the exh fan and get outta there .....The thread digresses.

 

[Larro Darro]

I cannot figure that out either, some people even take reading material in there. My BMs start about the time I make contact with the toilet seat and I am done before the smell permaeates the room. Hold my breath, flip on the exh fan and get outta there .....The thread digresses.

A few days after the hurricane a family friend was coming down from Dothan Al, and ask if we needed anything. I asked for Sudoku {for the bathroom}.

 

[robbyr]

Reading material is easier now. Tractorbynet on iPhone while on throne. :laughing:

 

[dragoneggs]

Reading material is easier now. Tractorbynet on iPhone while on throne. :laughing:

Some of the TBN threads do belong in the toilet . I need to stay out of the Friendly Politics forum.

 

[robbyr]

Some of the TBN threads do belong in the toilet . I need to stay out of the Friendly Politics forum.

Hope not. I for one enjoy your input.

 

[Larro Darro]

Reading material is easier now. Tractorbynet on iPhone while on throne. :laughing:

TBN needs a like button.

 

[Larro Darro]

Yesterday I aired up the low tire on the B7500, topped it off with fuel and bush hogged the tall grass in the garden. Started on the late sweet corn, but then I did see a few ears, so I stopped. The plan is to put the old tine harrow on and see if I can rake up some leaves with it. I got most of the firewood piled, and all the limbs hauled off from the two downed trees by the front porch, so I'll see how it works there. Should be no shortage of leaves to mulch my blueberry bushes this year.