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Harvest Monday, September 10, 2012 + First Blogoversary
Actually my first blogoversary is tomorrow, 9/11. Hard to believe it is was one year ago I published my first post with the title: Stir-fried Okra, everyone had seconds! Yes, my first post was about okra. I have to thank my garden friend, Kim, … Continue reading
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Tagged angled luffa, bittermelon, blogoversary, Chinese long beans, cucumber, karela, loofah, seed savings, stir fry
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Revenge of the Critters
The protective knee-hi’s (click on link and scroll down) I have the eggplants sporting really provoked the critters. Went to the garden yesterday (Tuesday) morning and this is what I saw. The critters chewed at the base of about ½ of my Chinese … Continue reading
Harvest Monday, August 13, 2012 – Harvest Update
The Chinese long beans are happily thriving in the heat and humidity. Harvested daily this past week. Freezer is happy it is getting fed. In my August 3 post I mentioned I read somewhere that the flowers attract hummingbirds. Have been keeping my … Continue reading
Chinese Long Beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
Chinese long beans, also known as yardlong beans, asparagus beans, snake beans, bora and long podded cowpeas, is a legume related to the cowpea and black-eye pea and native of Southeast Asia. Chinese long beans are grown for their tender long immature … Continue reading
Harvest Monday, July 30, 2012
Yes, I remembered to take a photo of my blackberries and 1 lonely raspberry. Well, there were more than one, the others just did not make it into the photo. This past week I harvested a few firsts (all listed below). White bittermelon … Continue reading
