I love purple hull peas and fried okra. I haven't been able to grow a garden in 4 years because of all the deer.Tonight:
Purple hull peas and okra from the garden, smoked sausage and rice.
I complain about the climate here, but hokey moley can we grow great veggies!
We have to fence the crap out if everything because of deer. I've thought about harvest a few of them, but they are such a delight to watch as they cross the property that I just bid them safe travels.I love purple hull peas and fried okra. I haven't been able to grow a garden in 4 years because of all the deer.
Same here. The wife talks to them and they just stop and look at her. They have eaten all the leaves off the bushes in front of the porch. Been seeing a few babies lately. I hope to put up a fence if I'm able to semi retire next year. I miss the okra most of all.We have to fence the crap out if everything because of deer. I've thought about harvest a few of them, but they are such a delight to watch as they cross the property that I just bid them safe travels.
Okra plants are so pretty that I'd grow them even if I didn't like okra. And in the last few years, I've found indian and African recipes that go beyond fried okra and gumbo. It's a killer vegetable.Same here. The wife talks to them and they just stop and look at her. They have eaten all the leaves off the bushes in front of the porch. Been seeing a few babies lately. I hope to put up a fence if I'm able to semi retire next year. I miss the okra most of all.
I had an heirloom cowhorn variety that would get 12-14" long and still be tender. The plants would get between 5 and 8 feet tall depending on conditions. Last time I planted it the deer ate it all so I couldn't save any more seed from it.Okra plants are so pretty that I'd grow them even if I didn't like okra. And in the last few years, I've found indian and African recipes that go beyond fried okra and gumbo. It's a killer vegetable.
It is a wonderful thing to be an apex predator.And I thought I ate a lot of meat.....