Late Bloomer – Summer Garden Update – Part 3
In Late Bloomer – Summer Garden Update – Part 3, Kaye harvests late season tomatoes, okra and zucchini and deals with blight, mildew and aphids on milkweed. She vows to conquer some of these issues in next summer’s garden! Southern Fried Okra recipe below.
Brandy Boy tomatoes
She’s mystified by the long, scarlet radishes.
Kaye with large container of long, scarlet radishes
Get a glimpse of intimidating garden spiders and beautiful flowers for beneficial insects.
Green Lynx Spider on sunflower leaf
Kaye’s Simple Southern Fried Okra
1 batch of fresh, rinsed okra, cut into 1/2″ bite-sized pieces
Stone-ground, organic cornmeal
Salt & pepper to taste
Organic oil or lard for frying
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Heat just enough oil to cover surface of cast-iron skillet, on medium high.
Add salt & pepper to cornmeal.
Thoroughly drench cut okra in the cornmeal.
Add okra to hot skillet.
Meal will soak up oil, so don’t use more than you need to keep from sticking.
Turn often to keep from burning.
When okra is tender, about five minutes, it’s ready to come out.
Drain on paper towel or baking paper.
The fresher the okra, the better it will taste.
Enjoy with breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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With original music by Jon Pileggi. Come back for “Summer Garden Wrap-up” when I visit a friend’s volunteer squash patch!
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