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NanaKat- Do you have enough beets to sell? My mother cans beets when she can find them. She has a recipe (sp) that she has developed over the years, and they are delicious. I'll buy some from you if you have enough.
Kassandra How's the okra coming along?
Sorry Upcdayz...the beets are nearly gone now. I planted two 15 foot rows in February and the extended family has eatten greens, harvard beets and my MIL has pickled beets for later. Beets don't like all this heat and are beginning to get woody. I'll pickle the few that are left.
Crow Farms near Shawnee supply veggies to the local farmer's market. I bought a bushel from them last year when mine didn't make. Put up 24 quart jars of pickled beets using my old family recipe. My girls and their families love them and I'm down to 5 jars.
There used to be a Farmers Market in OKC at the OSU extension center on Portland about the 400 block. I think it was on Saturday mornings.
Kassandra, I didn't plant okra this year because my MIL and SIL planted enough for the whole family. I'm trading her corn for okra. Her plants are putting on little pods now on plants that are two feet tall. She planted really thick and is still thinning the rows...says it's a shame to pull out such beautiful plants...but if she wants nice okra, she has to do it. Should have enough for a good "mess" this next week.
I planted a lot of okra a couple of years ago - 150 seeds that grew into beautiful stalks and put on a lot of pods, but they were tasteless. Absolutely no flavor at all. I'm guessing I have a soil problem in the area where it was planted, and haven't planted it again. Last year I planted green beans in the same area, added hay for mulch then turned it over during the winter. It helped enrich (sp) the soil, but I didn't plant anything at all this year because of the previous years' disappointments. I bought 2 bushels of okra from a local farmer near Yukon and froze that last year. It turned out wonderful, and we had it all through the winter. I should probably take a soil sample over the OSU extension for testing before I plant anything else.