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Post by johng on May 26, 2009 20:13:22 GMT -5
Jack I am a pretty good shot so maybe we should have a rodent shoot day near the 10th fairway hey...
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Post by CM on May 26, 2009 21:00:43 GMT -5
Jack I am a pretty good shot so maybe we should have a rodent shoot day near the 10th fairway hey... I'm a great shot .357 .38 .44 .45 they all fit in my back pocket. I've split paper on edge at 50 feet.
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Post by CM on May 26, 2009 21:02:42 GMT -5
CM you made the wise choice my friend. The RV is an endless maintenance Nightmare. I would love to come visit and see the farm and if there is anyway we can support you in the effort we are certainly open to that! I PM'd you
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Post by johng on May 27, 2009 17:40:15 GMT -5
Jack I am a pretty good shot so maybe we should have a rodent shoot day near the 10th fairway hey... I'm a great shot .357 .38 .44 .45 they all fit in my back pocket. I've split paper on edge at 50 feet. Damn that is a big back pocket and no one gonna mess with it!
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Post by jdredd on Jul 10, 2009 12:57:39 GMT -5
Any body else getting swarms of fig beetles? (Those big green ones)
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Post by Turk on Jul 10, 2009 13:03:48 GMT -5
Any body else getting swarms of fig beetles? (Those big green ones) Two organic solutions: Spinosad or Neem oil
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Post by jdredd on Jul 10, 2009 18:11:54 GMT -5
Oh gee, turk, you got me completely wrong! I love those big green dudes!
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Post by Turk on Jul 10, 2009 18:14:23 GMT -5
Oh gee, turk, you got me completely wrong! I love those big green dudes! Glad you told me my next suggestion would have been a shotgun
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Post by johng on Jul 13, 2009 16:36:43 GMT -5
Turk (CM), whatever... I tried your grilled OKRA last night and thank you so much for the idea! Wonderful. I bought 3 pounds of young okra at the La jolla farmers market and cooked half last night on the grill with some baby squash, onions and cremini mushrooms The rest of the OKRA gets a coating of corn meal tonight with an introduction to hot oil.
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Post by Turk on Jul 13, 2009 16:50:45 GMT -5
Turk (CM), whatever... I tried your grilled OKRA last night and thank you so much for the idea! Wonderful. I bought 3 pounds of young okra at the La jolla farmers market and cooked half last night on the grill with some baby squash, onions and cremini mushrooms The rest of the OKRA gets a coating of corn meal tonight with an introduction to hot oil. Okra loves hot weather I should be picking in two weeks. Everyone that has tried grilled okra loves them even those that have hated okra in the past. Try a beer batter, I'll make my own or sometimes use "Pride of the West" only available in the NW or online.
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Post by johng on Jul 13, 2009 16:59:55 GMT -5
Turk (CM), whatever... I tried your grilled OKRA last night and thank you so much for the idea! Wonderful. I bought 3 pounds of young okra at the La jolla farmers market and cooked half last night on the grill with some baby squash, onions and cremini mushrooms The rest of the OKRA gets a coating of corn meal tonight with an introduction to hot oil. Okra loves hot weather I should be picking in two weeks. Everyone that has tried grilled okra loves them even those that have hated okra in the past. Try a beer batter, I'll make my own or sometimes use "Pride of the West" only available in the NW or online. Ha I do that too from time to time when I have guests who aren't crazed with cornmeal. I like it with Fried Green Tomatoes also as both are childhood favorites that I refuse to let go! I thought you told me last week the Okra was about 8-10 inces which translates to 4-6 man inches? Either way let me know when it's harvest time and I'll take a day to volunteer!
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Post by Turk on Jul 13, 2009 17:20:21 GMT -5
Okra loves hot weather I should be picking in two weeks. Everyone that has tried grilled okra loves them even those that have hated okra in the past. Try a beer batter, I'll make my own or sometimes use "Pride of the West" only available in the NW or online. Ha I do that too from time to time when I have guests who aren't crazed with cornmeal. I like it with Fried Green Tomatoes also as both are childhood favorites that I refuse to let go! I thought you told me last week the Okra was about 8-10 inces which translates to 4-6 man inches? Either way let me know when it's harvest time and I'll take a day to volunteer! The plants were 8-10 inches they begin to produce when they are 18-22 inches tall. I expect them to blossom late this week. Okra is an interesting plant. A small pod is formed and gives way to a flower followed by the pod you traditionally see in the markets, however it is edible at all stages. A few of my Japanese customer want the small pod before it opens to a flower or the flower before it turns to a pod. Very expensive. When in production it grows so fast picking is required morning and evening.
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Post by johng on Jul 13, 2009 17:53:52 GMT -5
I only remember seeing the plants when they were about 5 feet on my uncle's farm when I was kid. I was allowed to pick any I could reach (not much) but I gave the Blackeye Peas a run for the money! He planted the peas in the middle of the Okra rows each year to conserve water and help keep the weeds down - or so he said.
They were tobacco farmers in S. Georgia and the food was mainly for family and workers.
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Post by Turk on Jul 13, 2009 18:01:32 GMT -5
I only remember seeing the plants when they were about 5 feet on my uncle's farm when I was kid. I was allowed to pick any I could reach (not much) but I gave the Blackeye Peas a run for the money! He planted the peas in the middle of the Okra rows each year to conserve water and help keep the weeds down - or so he said. They were tobacco farmers in S. Georgia and the food was mainly for family and workers. The plant will grow to 7-8 feet it gets spindle and the seed pods get tough as the season progress, multiple plantings every 3-4 weeks is the better approach. I've seen people plant pole beans between corn stalks, harvest the corn and have a built-in pole for the beans, efficient and clever.
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Post by johng on Jul 13, 2009 19:00:21 GMT -5
I only remember seeing the plants when they were about 5 feet on my uncle's farm when I was kid. I was allowed to pick any I could reach (not much) but I gave the Blackeye Peas a run for the money! He planted the peas in the middle of the Okra rows each year to conserve water and help keep the weeds down - or so he said. They were tobacco farmers in S. Georgia and the food was mainly for family and workers. The plant will grow to 7-8 feet it gets spindle and the seed pods get tough as the season progress, multiple plantings every 3-4 weeks is the better approach. I've seen people plant pole beans between corn stalks, harvest the corn and have a built-in pole for the beans, efficient and clever. Cleaver is good and efficent growing is better. All I know is I like Okra & BEPs but not like they did back home. Boiled Okra is almost as slimey as Al Sharpton
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