Ruth Shultz wrote:
Dear Phillipa
I used to live in zone 2 in Ontario. We had a growing season between
May; when we planted seeds, and October-beginning of November when we
harvested the last of the root vegetables. We had anything common to
most of North America and some kinds of squash and cucumbers indigenious
to the area. Okra is a green vegetable that comes in like a minature
pepper but has a taste all its own. Grits are dried corn bits and fried
to go with breakfast, a lot of people in Oklahoma don't like them but I
do. If I stand correcting by all means you people in other southern
states jump in please.
ttyl
Ruth>
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>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
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>From: Ruth Shultz <thegandr@hotmail.com>
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>Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:52 AM
>Subject: Re: my first
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>>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
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>>>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
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>>>>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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