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Joe, I also live in NC, and also in zone 7b. We have a bed of asparagus going on it's 3rd year. If 11 degrees (like tonight) isn't cold enough to count, I don't want to see what cold means! lol. Emily in NC

I don't use batter, nor do I deep fry. I use dry cornmeal and a little salt, then I pan fry, in hardly any oil. My very seasoned cast iron skillet doesn't need any oil to cook the okra. This is the only way I'll eat okra (ok, so I like gumbo too), but I eat a lot of okra! Emily in NC PS -...

Here is a link to one of the best little "handbooks" I've ever found. http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/01/free-printable-o-rama-herbs-fall-and.html Just find out what your first frost date is in your area, fill that date in, and then fill in the dates going backwards. It tells you what...

Wow, deep fried okra...never thought about that one! What we do is slice it into 1/4 inch slices, toss some plain cornmeal over it, sprinkle some salt over it, and put it into our skillet. A touch of oil is really all you need to keep it from sticking. Turn it over in sections, then break the...

Okra will have some amount of slime, no matter what you do. We just slice it up (~1/4 inch thick slices), coat with plain cornmeal, sprinkle a little salt over it, and fry it in an older cast iron skillet. The skillet is seasoned, so I don't have to use oil. You can also fry it in a non-stick...

I don't know if it's too late or not, but I'm still going to try. The first set of cantelopes I planted were 5 ft tall (they're trellised) within two weeks, and at four weeks (now) they have 2 almost ripe melons and about 7-8 smaller melons growing!

I grow ambrosias, and I don't withhold water. They get the same amount as everything else, 1 inch per week unless it rains enough. I mulch mine with rabbit manure, it's the perfect fertilizer for them, and it gives them the sweetest flavor. Last year I didn't have enough rabbits to keep up...

I went to the feed store in town yesterday to try and sell some ducks and bunnies, but too many people were on vacation so I didn't sell anything. But, the lady who was working told me that if I was interested in any of the veggie plants outside to get as many as I wanted for free! They...

I know that there is nothing better than a cantelope grown in a bed covered in rabbit poo! Here are a few facts about bunny poo (and it's one of the reasons I have 12 adults with babies on the way!): Rabbit manure has the following percentages of dry material. 2.20% Nitrogen .87% Phosphorus...

I was going to plant my potatoes and green peas today, but I don't like getting wet, especially when wet = cold! I have 7 of my tomatoes in the ground already. I'm testing out the wall-o-water things I found at our discount variety store (a pack of 3 was only $2! I got 12 packs!). My sweet...

Well, I've had to substitute teach for the past two days here in NC and the weather was beautiful. Today, I have the day off...but, it's raining. I've gotten all of the veggies that I am planning to start inside already started, I have the garden plotted out, and I just bought straw for the...

I'm going to try to plant mine either tomorrow or next wednesday, depends on if it is still raining in the morning. I downloaded a little pocket garden book that tells you when to plant things, using your zones last frost date. Here in NC where I am we are in Zone 7b, and the last frost date...

Haven't went out yet today, but yesterday I picked our first batch of okra, some squash, a giant cucumber (mom missed it for a few days), and about a quart of green beans.