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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'above ground garden'
Okra Under Siege
April 19th, 2013 4 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · garden pests · Ladybugs · Okra
Fresh from the Garden Lettuce
March 21st, 2013 1 Comment
Lots of Lettuce Lettuce is a cool weather plant. It will germinate even when the temperature is in the 40s, but it won’t sprout well when the temps hit the mid-70s. The lettuce in this box was planted about six weeks ago and is the first thing in the garden to be harvested this season. […]
Tags: above ground garden · lettuce · Raised Garden · Vegetables
Pruning Tomatoes
March 10th, 2013 3 Comments
Yes, there really is such a thing. The leaves of my tomatoes were dragging in the mud. They were so scraggly that they were covering the okra plants in the row next to them. I needed to clean them up. Tomato Plants in Need of Pruning Suckers… not the Lollypop Kind While doing so, I […]
Tags: above ground garden · Okra · pruning tomatoes · Raised Garden · Tomatoes
