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Re: my first

Ruth what on earth is okra what are hominy grits all sound foreign to me yes
there certainly differences from place to place.Have heard of those things
but dont know what they are :-)
what sort of garden zones are in Canada?I do know it can get cold there so
what sort of things are grown/
Phillippa
bpgraham@ihug.co.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: my first


>Dear Phillippa,
>Yes for many years now I have filled my winter nights with mystery
>novels, books about cats, and books all about gardening, gardening, and
>gardening. However most of the books referred to gardening in
>Canada...the climate, the soil and even some of veggies are different
>here....for instance...what is okra? hehehe  I am kidding don't like it
>boiled but quite nice in casseroles and fried with hominy grits....don't
>ask me what those are, I am new here...hehehe
>ttyl
>Ruth
>
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>>Hi Ruth  welcome to the world of gardening.once hooked there is no
>stopping
>>you!One thing I found helpful when starting out gardening was to read
>all I
>>could on gardening.I used to haunt the library and bookshops etc  but
>learnt
>>a lot.The winter was a good time for reading so as yours is not far
>away
>>give it a go.Happy gardening.
>>Phillippa
>>bpgraham@ihug.co.nz
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
>>To: veggie-list@eskimo.com <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>>Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 12:26 PM
>>Subject: my first
>>
>>
>>>Dear Friends,
>>>I am new to the list and have never gardened before this summer in
>>>Oklahoma .....I hope to be more successful next year....things other
>>>than zucchini, other squash, tomatoes, and melons seem to be the only
>>>things that have grown this year.  I am going to try to grow some
>crops
>>>of green beans and other legumes along with okra before growing season
>>>is completely over.
>>>I hope that my experiences this summer teach me the lessons I need to
>>>have! I am in zone 7 and the summer here as reached 105 degrees
>>>farenheight.  It is amazing even with me determined watering that
>>>anything has survived the heat at all!
>>>Hope to do better with the garden every year....the gardening in
>>>Ontario, Canada was more familar.  But soon I will be familar with
>this
>>>clime and soil.:)
>>>your gardening friend
>>>Ruth Shultz
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