Â* It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
izzat country or what ?

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On 6/18/2018 3:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:

> Â* It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it !

I've seen the film, "Fried Green Tomatoes" (excellent film) a half dozen
times, but have never eaten one!

As a lover of good Southern Cooking, I'd love to hear how it came out
and yer recipe (Please.....).

nb

On 2018-06-18 5:38 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 3:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>
>> Â*Â* It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it !
>
> I've seen the film, "Fried Green Tomatoes" (excellent film) a half dozen
> times, but have never eaten one!
>
> As a lover of good Southern Cooking, I'd love to hear how it came out
> and yer recipe (Please.....).Â*
>

The secret's in the sauce. ;-)

On 6/18/2018 5:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> Â* It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
> izzat country or what ?

Man that sounds good!

My first tomato wouldn't serve me, it's only about the size of
a marble shooter. Cool rainy spring but the heat and sun have arrived
so I have hopes.

nancy

"Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
news
> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm going to
> slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our plates with
> some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed potatoes , and the
> ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now izzat country or what
> ?

I've eaten two so far. Both red, cherry.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:00:30 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

> * It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>izzat country or what ?

Love fried green tomatoes, unique.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>
>It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>izzat country or what ?

My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
and wind up to 70 MPH.

On 6/18/2018 5:01 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 5:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> Â*Â* It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker .
>> Now izzat country or what ?
>
> Man that sounds good!
>
> My first tomato wouldn't serve me, it's only about the size of
> a marble shooter.Â* Cool rainy spring but the heat and sun have arrived
> so I have hopes.
>
> nancy

Â* This one's about the size of a tennis ball . There are LOTS more out
there . I have 24 plants , 6 each of Rutgers , Marglobe , Beefsteak ,
and Roma . I have just made major improvements to my soil (per county
extension analysis), most of my plants are 5' tall or better , almost
every single one has tomatoes . Mama better get into canning mode ...
did you know I'm psychic ? I see several large batches of spaghetti
sauce in my future ... gotta be better than Ragu !

Â* I've also got beans over-topping a 5' high trellis , Anaheim peppers
over 5" long , and scads of small cucumbers coming along nicely . My
okra plants are about 6" tall now , and the yellow squashes have fruit .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

"Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
news
> Â It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm going
> to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our plates
> with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed potatoes , and
> the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now izzat country or
> what ?

We had a nice red one, but it had blossom rot on the end, ****ed me off.

Cheri

On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>> izzat country or what ?
> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
> and wind up to 70 MPH.
Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
week after last frost here . The last thing planted was okra , they're
now about 6-8" tall and growing fast . We haven't been getting much rain
so I'm getting things lined up to begin watering in the mornings while
it's not too hot . I figure that is the reason my cucumbers seem to have
stalled - with a couple of dozen or more small fruits on the vines .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:20:21 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
>news
>> Â It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm going
>> to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our plates
>> with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed potatoes , and
>> the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now izzat country or
>> what ?
>
>We had a nice red one, but it had blossom rot on the end, ****ed me off.

I've never seen a ham with blossom rot, but I hope you didn't eat it.

wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>
>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>> izzat country or what ?
>
> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
> and wind up to 70 MPH.
>

Poopeye, yoose better go an batten down yoose hatches.

On 6/18/2018 7:32 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:20:21 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Â It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm going
>>> to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our plates
>>> with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed potatoes , and
>>> the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now izzat country or
>>> what ?
>> We had a nice red one, but it had blossom rot on the end, ****ed me off.
> I've never seen a ham with blossom rot, but I hope you didn't eat it.

Â* Ummm , I think she was talking about the tomato ... I've got one cute
little yellow squash out there with the same problem . I'm hoping it
grows fast enough that I can save at least part of it . That one has
"stir fry" tattooed on it's little forehead .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On 6/18/2018 8:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 5:01 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> My first tomato wouldn't serve me, it's only about the size of
>> a marble shooter.Â* Cool rainy spring but the heat and sun have arrived
>> so I have hopes.

> Â* This one's about the size of a tennis ball . There are LOTS more out
> there . I have 24 plants , 6 each of Rutgers , Marglobe , Beefsteak ,
> and Roma . I have just made major improvements to my soil (per county
> extension analysis), most of my plants are 5' tall or better , almost
> every single one has tomatoes .

Wow, that's way ahead of me. The mortgage lifters are only about
a foot high, the Early Girl is much taller.

you sure planted a lot of tomatoes.

> Mama better get into canning mode ...
> did you know I'm psychic ? I see several large batches of spaghetti
> sauce in my future ... gotta be better than Ragu !
>
> Â* I've also got beans over-topping a 5' high trellis , Anaheim peppers
> over 5" long , and scads of small cucumbers coming along nicely . My
> okra plants are about 6" tall now , and the yellow squashes have fruit .

You are Way ahead of me, that's for sure. Congrats.

nancy

On 6/18/2018 8:22 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 8:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/18/2018 5:01 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> My first tomato wouldn't serve me, it's only about the size of
>>> a marble shooter.Â* Cool rainy spring but the heat and sun have arrived
>>> so I have hopes.
>
>> Â*Â* This one's about the size of a tennis ball . There are LOTS more
>> out there . I have 24 plants , 6 each of Rutgers , Marglobe ,
>> Beefsteak , and Roma . I have just made major improvements to my soil
>> (per county extension analysis), most of my plants are 5' tall or
>> better , almost every single one has tomatoes .
>
> Wow, that's way ahead of me.Â* The mortgage lifters are only about
> a foot high, the Early Girl is much taller.
>
> you sure planted a lot of tomatoes.
>
>> Mama better get into canning mode ... did you know I'm psychic ? I
>> see several large batches of spaghetti sauce in my future ... gotta
>> be better than Ragu !
>>
>> Â*Â* I've also got beans over-topping a 5' high trellis , Anaheim
>> peppers over 5" long , and scads of small cucumbers coming along
>> nicely . My okra plants are about 6" tall now , and the yellow
>> squashes have fruit .
>
> You are Way ahead of me, that's for sure.Â* Congrats.
>
> nancy

Â* Aren't you kinda up north ? I'm in North central Arkansas , about 50
miles south of Misery . We're on the south edge of the Ozark Plateau ,
our usual last frost date is around April 15th . We are having a *VERY*
good year . I plant a lot of tomatoes because we eat a lot of tomatoes
.... a good share of these will be canned for later use in soups and
sauces . Some will be frozen whole - my choice for long-simmering sauces
.. And a lot will be eaten fresh .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
> >> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
> >> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
> >> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
> >> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
> >> izzat country or what ?
> > My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
> > tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
> > today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
> > TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
> > and wind up to 70 MPH.
> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
> week after last frost here .

Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
to put tomatoes in the ground.

Cindy Hamilton

On 6/18/2018 11:31 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 8:22 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> You are Way ahead of me, that's for sure.Â* Congrats.

> Â* Aren't you kinda up north ? I'm in North central Arkansas , about 50
> miles south of Misery .

I had you mentally pegged for the northwest, no idea where I got
that. Funny the little things you pick up but obviously I got
you mixed up.

Yeah, I'm in Jersey about 25 miles south of the southern tip of NY.
It was a cold wet spring this year, not complaining about the rain
but everything's late.

> We're on the south edge of the Ozark Plateau ,
> our usual last frost date is around April 15th . We are having a *VERY*
> good year . I plant a lot of tomatoes because we eat a lot of tomatoes
> ... a good share of these will be canned for later use in soups and
> sauces . Some will be frozen whole - my choice for long-simmering sauces
> . And a lot will be eaten fresh

Sounds good to me, I don't grow a lot of vegetables but my main goal
is tomatoes. Three plants should do us as I don't can. A bunch
wind up frozen.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Sounds good to me, I don't grow a lot of vegetables but my main goal
> is tomatoes. Three plants should do us as I don't can. A bunch
> wind up frozen.

Years ago, I set up a garden on the side of my apartment
building. I grew 6 plants. As so many people would be walking by
that, I assumed most would get stolen but I was wrong. During the
6-7 week harvest season, I would pick approx 14 nice ripe
tomatoes every day. We ate all we ever wanted plus processed and
froze many. After that, as summer was ending, I still picked many
green ones that just didn't want to ripe so ate many fried green
tomatoes. It was a good summer.

I do miss vegetable gardening.

On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>>>> izzat country or what ?
>>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
>>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
>>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
>>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
>>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
>> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
>> week after last frost here .
> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
> to put tomatoes in the ground.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On 6/19/2018 6:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
> to put tomatoes in the ground.

Our frost date is May 10 which means by then I've dug in a dozen
or so bags of manure between the flower and vegetable beds, weather
permitting. By the 15th everything is in and fingers crossed.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Our frost date is May 10 which means by then I've dug in a dozen
> or so bags of manure between the flower and vegetable beds, weather
> permitting. By the 15th everything is in and fingers crossed.

Best time to put down manure and any fertilizer is in the fall
after growing season. All that settles in over the winter then a
quick till of the soil in the spring makes perfect soil for that
next growing season.

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:19:27 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> >> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
> >>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
> >>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
> >>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
> >>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
> >>>> izzat country or what ?
> >>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
> >>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
> >>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
> >>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
> >>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
> >> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
> >> week after last frost here .
> > Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
> > is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
> > to put tomatoes in the ground.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
> stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
> to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
> beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
> tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .

It's rare, but we've been known to get a killing frost in September.
Looks like the average first frost is October 4 here.

I can't say I feel damned (heh) to have a shorter growing season. Then
again, I don't grow much food--just garlic. I prefer stuff that thrives
on benign neglect. My red-twig dogwood is mugging my shrub roses. I'd
intended to coppice the dogwood this spring, but I didn't get around
to it. Maybe next year, or maybe I'll cut back the dogwood enough to
give the roses some sunshine.

Cindy Hamilton

On 6/19/2018 9:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:19:27 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>>>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>>>>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>>>>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>>>>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>>>>>> izzat country or what ?
>>>>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
>>>>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
>>>>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
>>>>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
>>>>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
>>>> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
>>>> week after last frost here .
>>> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
>>> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
>>> to put tomatoes in the ground.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>> Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
>> stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
>> to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
>> beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
>> tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .
> It's rare, but we've been known to get a killing frost in September.
> Looks like the average first frost is October 4 here.
>
> I can't say I feel damned (heh) to have a shorter growing season. Then
> again, I don't grow much food--just garlic. I prefer stuff that thrives
> on benign neglect. My red-twig dogwood is mugging my shrub roses. I'd
> intended to coppice the dogwood this spring, but I didn't get around
> to it. Maybe next year, or maybe I'll cut back the dogwood enough to
> give the roses some sunshine.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Â* I'm pretty much a tinkerer ... I go thru the garden at least 2-3
times a day , just looking at stuff , pulling a handful of weeds/grasses
, checking for parasites . I've currently got a skirmish going on with
the squash bugs , I check daily for eggs and destroy as needed . If left
unchecked I'm thinkin' that I wouldn't have any squash plants left by now .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On 6/18/2018 6:54 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> I doubt anyone really knows how they came about. Fried green
> tomatoes were a staple side dish for dinner or breakfast. I just dip
> them in an egg/milk mixture, then coat them thoroughly with sasoned
> cornmeal and a little flour added. No mystery.

Thnx Wayne.

It's a mystery to me, as I've never eaten/cooked one. In fact, I'm not
even sure where I would get a green tomato, short of driving a couple
hundred miles to find one. Notta lotta gardens @ 8K ft. The only thing
that grows well at this altitude are Pinion Pines. Cottonwoods, and
Quaking Aspens.

nb

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 11:12:57 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/19/2018 9:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:19:27 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> >> On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> >>>> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
> >>>>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
> >>>>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
> >>>>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
> >>>>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
> >>>>>> izzat country or what ?
> >>>>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
> >>>>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
> >>>>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
> >>>>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
> >>>>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
> >>>> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
> >>>> week after last frost here .
> >>> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
> >>> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
> >>> to put tomatoes in the ground.
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >> Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
> >> stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
> >> to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
> >> beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
> >> tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .
> > It's rare, but we've been known to get a killing frost in September.
> > Looks like the average first frost is October 4 here.
> >
> > I can't say I feel damned (heh) to have a shorter growing season. Then
> > again, I don't grow much food--just garlic. I prefer stuff that thrives
> > on benign neglect. My red-twig dogwood is mugging my shrub roses. I'd
> > intended to coppice the dogwood this spring, but I didn't get around
> > to it. Maybe next year, or maybe I'll cut back the dogwood enough to
> > give the roses some sunshine.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Â* I'm pretty much a tinkerer ... I go thru the garden at least 2-3
> times a day ,

I've got an office job. I don't think my boss would care for that.

Perhaps after I retire. Just another 6.5 years.

Cindy Hamilton

On 6/19/2018 11:37 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 11:12:57 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/19/2018 9:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:19:27 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>>>>>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>>>>>>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>>>>>>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>>>>>>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>>>>>>>> izzat country or what ?
>>>>>>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
>>>>>>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
>>>>>>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
>>>>>>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
>>>>>>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
>>>>>> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
>>>>>> week after last frost here .
>>>>> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
>>>>> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
>>>>> to put tomatoes in the ground.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>> Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
>>>> stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
>>>> to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
>>>> beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
>>>> tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .
>>> It's rare, but we've been known to get a killing frost in September.
>>> Looks like the average first frost is October 4 here.
>>>
>>> I can't say I feel damned (heh) to have a shorter growing season. Then
>>> again, I don't grow much food--just garlic. I prefer stuff that thrives
>>> on benign neglect. My red-twig dogwood is mugging my shrub roses. I'd
>>> intended to coppice the dogwood this spring, but I didn't get around
>>> to it. Maybe next year, or maybe I'll cut back the dogwood enough to
>>> give the roses some sunshine.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Â* I'm pretty much a tinkerer ... I go thru the garden at least 2-3
>> times a day ,
> I've got an office job. I don't think my boss would care for that.
>
> Perhaps after I retire. Just another 6.5 years.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Â* Well there ya go , I'm retired already .

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Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On 6/20/2018 10:55 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> but I have seen some gardens there.
I've seen some, too, but they are not ubiquitous. We even have a farm
that sells produce ......somewhere.

Problem is, I'm quite lazy. Heck, I gave up growing "weed".

nb