I think everyone here follows your orchard topic. No need to double post 
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Here are some of the first peaches off my Intrepid tree this year. It seems somewhat earlier by a few days than last year. Itās a great standard peach.
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I donāt think the same wayā¦ on my thread people donāt put like but here they do. I already experiment to post just on my thread and people didnāt say they like so i thought most of people didnāt saw it.
Correct. So no need to double post!
Here in upstate NY Iāve found itās really difficult to get Okra to germinate. I tried to grow it several different years, direct sowing, and got zip but for one year. That year it grew quite well and produced like crazy. Any recommendations on getting better germination?
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@AndySmith ā¦ i think okra just requires heat to do well at germination, growing, producing.
It also does well with hot and dry conditions once up and established a bit.
Cool and wet on the other hand will do it in.
I have tried starting it earlier hereā¦ like late april (when i normally start tomatoes) ā¦ and it just does not do much at allā¦ if it does germinate it will just flounder around and not really growā¦ if lots of rainā¦ it will damp off and die.
By the end of May we are ususally steady in the mid 80sā¦ lows in the 60sā¦ and i have pretty good luck starting it from seed then. If i wait until mid june and start moreā¦ it does really well.
I think to get really good start from direct sew on okra seeds you need warmer weatherā¦ mid 80s-mid 60 fir highs and lowsā¦ and once it germinates and sprouts upā¦ hot and dry weather with just a little rain now and then.
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Is your seed old? Or is the soil just too cold? It should germinate as well as something like pumpkins or squash. I donāt have any growing this year, but have grown it April-frost in Kentucky, and in January in Florida.
We had nights in the 40ās through mid-July this year (thatās not the norm). I havenāt tried Okra for a few years now, but if I do again, Iāll sew it later. Thanks!
I buy small packets when I order my seeds in January, so fresh seed annually when and if Iām planting Okra (itās been a while). Probably looking @ late June for best planting time here in the Adirondacks.
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I have 3 double rows of Jambalaya producing like crazy now (see all those blooms). Got to pick it every other day to keep up.
And then 2 double rows up front thereā¦ of clemson spinelessā¦ i started those later and theh will start producing soon. I am going to be covered up in okra soon.
We literally eat it every other day now and can some tooā¦ once these other two rows start producingā¦ we will be canning and perhaps freezing a lot more.
Here in southern TN it will produce until late October / early Nov.
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Actually, most of the big box stores sell plantlets/plugs here for those desiring to skip the seed sowing. Iām not sure of the % of the total okra grown here is purchased plantsābut planting seeds has worked for me from the late 1960ās until now. (I do suspect, as with beans, some varieties are more apt to germinate in cool conditions than others.)
I used to plant Royalty Purple Pod bush beans in Marchā¦and our last frost is around April 15 about 80% of the years. That variety germinates in chilly soil and survives a light frost.
Not sure about which is the most cold hardy okraā¦it loves hot humid weatherā¦but it grows ok in other conditions except freezing weather.
pumpkins , squash, cantaloupe and watermelon really struggle up north due to our cold wet springs 3month growing season. i started all of the above. 1 watermelon and cantaloupe made it. they are so far behind i doubt they will ripen fruit. just not enough heat or long enough growing season. ive tried and failed a few times already. my father got a couple in his greenhouse about the size of a volleyball, but he started them in his heated greenhouse in April. even tomatoes flounder here if planted too early. then as they are just getting going it starts to cool off. why i grow determinant varieties that ripen at once in Aug.
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Sure. But, tomatoes picked green and stored at room temperature for up to a month still turn out just as nice for me usually as store-bought āgreenhouseā or Mexican tomatoes in November.
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mine are tiny unless i wait tillā the last minute just before frost. picked any sooner wouldnt be worth growing them. meant to say develop at once not ripen.
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Traditionally here in the north we would look for cool soil germination with sweet corn, and weāre seeing it with some other veggies now as well. Iāll have to keep this in mind if I decide to grow Okra again. Okra sold as a live plant is unheard of here in upstate NY ! I grow purple beans every year, one of my favorites.
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Part of my revived interest in growing Okra is seeing your photoās of canning it !
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Richard, how many different colour Plumeria plants do you grow? How many varieties are there? I have 2, one regular and one pink. Like to grow a third color but donāt know whatās available, maybe you do, give me a hint. Thanks.
I recognize the orchard. Good to see your post again and welcome back, Richard.
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Janet has collected these plumerias over years. There are seven altogether and perhaps four distinct blossoms, one of which (not shown) is predominantly red. Two of them are mildly fragrant.
There is an active plumeria society here in the county. We went to their annual show about 5 years ago and saw a gamut of flower colors including yellow, orange, magenta, plus many of mixed color. A couple of them had a strong fragrance you could smell from a distance. I also read that some cultivars are questionable in sustained temperatures below 40Ā°F, a majority are ok in zone 9b, and another group is ok in zone 9a.
So a lot of choices are available!
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