Another crop I’m all kinds of late on, but I have started okra late June before and still got lots of big, mature pods. Okra grows fast and well in hot weather. Not surprising as it originates from Africa. I am so excited! I love love love Okra. I never liked it before I grew [...]

Some of my sweet corn! It is growing fast, just a few weeks ago it wasn’t even ankle high and now its middle of my calves. Next to the corn on one side is lettuce and the other black beans. The black bean pods are very hard, like soybeans, if you let them mature but [...]

How often do you water your garden? How often should you water your garden? I aim for watering every day unless it rains. If it is a long, hard rain then I skip watering for at least 3 days after. In my experience a good long soak is better than short daily waterings, so I [...]

This is from the first weekend in June. The garden is coming along ok even though the weather has been iffy. I only have a little spinach left. I’m going to keep these plants in until the weather gets too hot for them. Here are some green beans and right in front some squash. I [...]

Here are some beans I am growing indoors, in the tall narrow pot with the sun painted on it. In the other pot is a pothos plant. These are red beans and black beans. I’m growing lots outside in the garden with the corn. I like to grow them inside too because they are so [...]