Has anyone had any luck growing Okra in the Northeast? I’m here in (M)assachusetts.
Getting tons of green beans, summer squash, and my first red tomato. My acorn squash and butternut squash are going nuts!
After a slow start, I am getting some big, beautiful tomatoes. My pink Brandywines are just lovely. I also have the regular, and they are my standby tomato plant.
Corn is so-so - has been too dry, and hopefully it will come through. For some reason my squash did not do well this year, but I have enough friends with gardens that I still have plenty.
After some rain (not enough but we'll take it) forecast looks hot and dry - sigh!
Stay cool!
There are varieties of okra that are supposedly more tolerant of cooler temps. Can’t recall any specific names right off hand but IIRC Burpee and maybe Johnnys had some?
My squash are ‘large and in charge’ with all the heat units we’ve had this summer. Keeping them watered has been a task as RD232 seems to have gotten all my rain. If you’re in the heatwave part of the NE you may find female blooms aborting before and/or just after they set if temps are 100ish. Hopefully not though. With either of those. One of my compost volunteer squash (cross between musquee de provence and long of naples) is ripe. We’re going to pick it this weekend. It’s longer than a regular pumpkin but has turned very bright orange over the last week. Long of Naples are usually more dark green when picked.
My acorn and other winter squash have not done well at all and my zukes have slowed down quite a bit. I have never had much luck with any type of squash. My pepper plants are doing well. My tomato plants are done for. I will be transplanting some more paste tomatoes either today or tomorrow they are all right around 15 inches high and really need to be planted in the garden.