Two Weeks Ago My okra plants were feeble-looking and not growing. They were about 10 inches high when they should have been closer to two feet tall. Click on any picture to make it larger. Aphid-ridden Okra Plant My previous post showed that aphids were lunching on my okra plants. After trying soapy water and […]
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Okra – Aphid Update
April 23rd, 2013 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · lady bugs · Okra · Organic Gardening · Raised Garden
Okra Under Siege
April 19th, 2013 4 Comments
Chewed and Stunted Okra I have the first pest problem of this gardening season. I have scads of voracious aphids on my okra. Okra Leaf Covered with Aphids Because they suck the juices from the newest, most tender growth, the okra pods never get more than 1/2 and inch long before they shrivel. (Click on […]
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · garden pests · Ladybugs · Okra
Radishes
April 11th, 2013 2 Comments
Front-page News… sort of The Palm Beach Post April 7, 2013, Sunday Business Section noted that Palm Beach County… Belle Glade, in particular… is the “Radish Capital of the country for seven months of the year”. Produce Stand Radishes – 2011 Glades farms produce 15 million pounds of red radishes each year, but I am […]
Tags: Belle Glade Florida · Christina Hoffman · horseradish · Oaxaca City Spain · Oaxaca Mexico · radishes · The Night of the Radish Festival
