After some success with the toms - around 60 or so cherries and pears with more on the way, we decided to try our hand at zucchini and okra. The zukes are an incredibly satisfying plant to grow. They are fast. The seed packet claims 55 days from germination to stomach. It's not a joke. I look at them before I leave for work, and by the time I've returned, they've grown. I look at them after dinner, and when I wake up in the morning, they've grown. Fast.
The okra are hardy and beautiful. We've had 100+ degree heat now for forever, I mean, for a month, and the okra just keep going. In the heat of the afternoon, the other plants have droopy leaves. The sun oppresses them. But not the okra. Their green leaves and red stalks soak in all the rays they can get.
The zinnias are also doing well in the heat. Their leaves are a favorite snack of some crazy, tiny red and black grasshoppers. The zinnias don't seem to mind too much, and the grasshoppers must have a hard time finding something green to munch on in this drought, so we leave them alone.
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