tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post908954302363159303..comments2024-03-16T05:00:31.114-04:00Comments on Budding and Blooming: Harvest Monday 9/12/16Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-74725321659028761192016-09-14T21:02:14.024-04:002016-09-14T21:02:14.024-04:00Oh, this was a delicious post...that apple pie is ...Oh, this was a delicious post...that apple pie is calling my name :)<br /><br />Look at all those glorious beans! That's one crop that I know I'll be missing when I dig into the freezer stores over the winter. And I'm glad you gave your opinion on the Seminole pumpkins - I didn't get any fruit at all as none of the female flowers ended up setting.<br /><br />Ah fall planting - I usually find it difficult to get fall crops going, but in my case, I think it has more to do with motivation than anything else.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-22376174973406709882016-09-13T13:35:35.054-04:002016-09-13T13:35:35.054-04:00The colours of your vegetables are fantastic. I t...The colours of your vegetables are fantastic. I too have come to like okra but it hasto be cooked well not slimy. Your right, they are pretty long - I have never seen okra that long. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-19825620230198198482016-09-12T21:29:46.863-04:002016-09-12T21:29:46.863-04:00Yes, the leaf footed bugs are a type of stink bug ...Yes, the leaf footed bugs are a type of stink bug and do similar damage. It seems the stink bugs are more abundant in late spring and early summer here and then in late summer the leaf footed ones take over.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-42667724208722284342016-09-12T21:26:59.507-04:002016-09-12T21:26:59.507-04:00Pickle worms aren't nice, they will burrow int...Pickle worms aren't nice, they will burrow into cucumbers, any kind of summer squash and the worst is melons. You'll have a lovely melon and then a hole appears and the whole thing will rot and not ripen.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-69928644831998437152016-09-12T21:24:23.554-04:002016-09-12T21:24:23.554-04:00If Dickinson can survive here, then I think you sh...If Dickinson can survive here, then I think you should be fine. And yes, it's the okra slime that's a problem.. I was traumatized by it as a kid! Pickleworms can't survive winters, but they start migrating up from Florida and usually make it to South Carolina by the end of summer. The leaf footed bugs are a type of stink bug, but I'm not sure of their distribution other than being an unwelcome guest in my garden. You should definitely try sweet potato leaves, no bitterness for a summer green is fabulous. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-47588455442767584892016-09-12T21:18:22.570-04:002016-09-12T21:18:22.570-04:00Tell me about it! I'm pretty sure if a bug ex...Tell me about it! I'm pretty sure if a bug exists to eat a plant, then it will find its way to my garden.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-67807943944480469542016-09-12T18:49:07.104-04:002016-09-12T18:49:07.104-04:00The leaf footed bugs seems to do the same damage a...The leaf footed bugs seems to do the same damage as stink bugs are they the same insects?<br />Combining ratatouille with chickpeas and rice sure make a healthy vegetarian meals, great idea. Your quiche sure looks delicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-44145529278119473762016-09-12T18:15:35.646-04:002016-09-12T18:15:35.646-04:00I've never heard of pickle worm. The apple pie...I've never heard of pickle worm. The apple pie looks tasty.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-56554508769543609142016-09-12T16:45:32.778-04:002016-09-12T16:45:32.778-04:00I'm guessing you don't like the slime fact...I'm guessing you don't like the slime factor of okra? I think steaming it helps take some of that away, though I just eventually learned to love it any way! I've not heard of leaf footed bugs or pickleworms. Both sound like trouble in the garden! Your ratatouille looks great. I never got around to making any and now my zukes are all dead. I do have lots of sweet potato vines though, and you and Norma have convinced me to cook some up this week!<br /><br />Your Seminole experience matches mine. The flesh is moist, but tasty. Mine do seem to keep for a very long time. I am hoping to try the Dickinson next year, and I hope it does as well here as it does for you.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261494849047025161.post-79288445120011807642016-09-12T14:11:07.650-04:002016-09-12T14:11:07.650-04:00Leaf footed bugs! Is there no end to the torments ...Leaf footed bugs! Is there no end to the torments visited upon gardeners? Your harvests look great despite the problems you've had.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.com