Tonight there's a risk of flurries, and the low the past couple of evenings has skated beneath freezing, so I'm confident calling today, Monday December 6, 2010, the last day of the growing season.
Of course, I'll be happy if my snapdragons surprise me and stick around a while!
Monday, December 06, 2010
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Baby Bubba Okra in a Pot
South Philly's Finest One Pot Okra Plant
The Pictures as promised:
And here's a close-up of the leaves:
The Pictures as promised:
And here's a close-up of the leaves:
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
Big Money Post
You know, I've had this blog up now for quite some time.
One reason it exists is to provide an outlet for my longer-form musings that otherwise I'd commit to paper and then ignore forever.
Starting last year, I decided to turn on advertising. Sadly, as of yet, I have not earned dime one. But I figure if I want to make the big money in on-line advertising, I should post a bit more frequently than once every three months.
Since I get to see the logs for this page, I know that most people who visit are coming to find something other than my poetry. For instance, lots of folks are looking for pictures of a baby bubba hybrid okra growing in a pot.
And as it turns out, this year I again planted a pot of okra on my front porch and am getting good results! About every 4 days I get a new okra pod right on my doorstep. And, happily, no one bothers to steal it.
If, like a great many Philadelphians I have met over the years, you are unacquainted with the okra, let me suggest simply microwaving one fresh young pod for 30 seconds. Then, eat all of it, other than the spiny little cap at the base. It is delicious! Just like that! No butter, maybe a little salt, but otherwise great tasting all on its own. Or you could prepare that southern classic, fried okra. Or, I suppose, just stop in at you local Church's Chicken (there's two locations in the Suburban Station concourse.)
Speaking of delicious, greasy food, at long last I've regained (and then some) my wedding diet weight-loss. Unfortunately, this means that I must diet. Well, I suppose I don't have to, but the unpleasant alternative would be buying all new clothes. Which, in itself would not be so bad, except for my utter poverty.
Being something of an obstinate sort, and taking due consideration of human physiology, I have decided to attempt to eat less than or exactly 1800 calories a day. For a man my size, per this helpful website, I should be slimming down smartly.
So I have spent the last three days constantly searching to various websites to find out how many calories are in the foods I eat.
Which reminds me...it turns out that the plumeria stalk we picked up from Kauai, Hawaii during our honeymoon finally bloomed this year!
One reason it exists is to provide an outlet for my longer-form musings that otherwise I'd commit to paper and then ignore forever.
Starting last year, I decided to turn on advertising. Sadly, as of yet, I have not earned dime one. But I figure if I want to make the big money in on-line advertising, I should post a bit more frequently than once every three months.
Since I get to see the logs for this page, I know that most people who visit are coming to find something other than my poetry. For instance, lots of folks are looking for pictures of a baby bubba hybrid okra growing in a pot.
And as it turns out, this year I again planted a pot of okra on my front porch and am getting good results! About every 4 days I get a new okra pod right on my doorstep. And, happily, no one bothers to steal it.
If, like a great many Philadelphians I have met over the years, you are unacquainted with the okra, let me suggest simply microwaving one fresh young pod for 30 seconds. Then, eat all of it, other than the spiny little cap at the base. It is delicious! Just like that! No butter, maybe a little salt, but otherwise great tasting all on its own. Or you could prepare that southern classic, fried okra. Or, I suppose, just stop in at you local Church's Chicken (there's two locations in the Suburban Station concourse.)
Speaking of delicious, greasy food, at long last I've regained (and then some) my wedding diet weight-loss. Unfortunately, this means that I must diet. Well, I suppose I don't have to, but the unpleasant alternative would be buying all new clothes. Which, in itself would not be so bad, except for my utter poverty.
Being something of an obstinate sort, and taking due consideration of human physiology, I have decided to attempt to eat less than or exactly 1800 calories a day. For a man my size, per this helpful website, I should be slimming down smartly.
So I have spent the last three days constantly searching to various websites to find out how many calories are in the foods I eat.
Which reminds me...it turns out that the plumeria stalk we picked up from Kauai, Hawaii during our honeymoon finally bloomed this year!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
New Seeds on the Way
MARIGOLD SNOWBALL HYB
HERB LAVENDER ANGUSTIFOLIA
OKRA BABY BUBBA HYB
SNAPDRAGON CINDERELLA MXD CLR
SALVIA LADY IN RED
NASTURTIUM PAPAYA CREAM
SUNFLOWER BABY BEAR
LAVENDER PROVENCE BLUE
HERB LAVENDER ANGUSTIFOLIA
OKRA BABY BUBBA HYB
SNAPDRAGON CINDERELLA MXD CLR
SALVIA LADY IN RED
NASTURTIUM PAPAYA CREAM
SUNFLOWER BABY BEAR
LAVENDER PROVENCE BLUE
Sunday, February 07, 2010
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