How to Save Okra Seeds for Next Year’s Garden Okra is one of the easiest vegetables to grow here in Louisiana. It loves full sun, warm weather, and well-drained soil, and it rewards you with lots of pods all summer long. If you’ve ever grown a variety of okra you love, saving your own okra…
How to Know When to Pick Blueberries (And What to Do With All Those Berries!) If you’ve ever dreamed of walking into your backyard and filling a basket with fresh-picked blueberries, you’re not alone. When we moved into our home here in Louisiana, one of the first things we planted were blueberry bushes. Blueberries grow…
When I first started gardening, I didn’t think much about poor drainage. I didn’t really pay attention to how waterlogged my soil was right after a hard rain. I assumed that as long as I watered my plants and added some compost, everything would grow just fine. But I learned the hard way that heavy…
Recently we had overnight temps in the upper thirties. Our peppers, okra, tomatoes, and more, needed to be harvested before a potential frost. At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, frost will occur, although even if the reported temperature is above that, small pockets of frost can occur, damaging tender summer vegetables and flowers. With that in mind,…
Yesterday, my family and I cleaned out the summer garden and planted the fall garden. We had a nice time working together outside as a family. It was very hot, but with all the hands helping out, we got a lot done in just a few hours. In my zone, we have mild winters, with…