Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden

margaret lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 10:07:41 -0700

At 11:24 AM 1/16/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>At 02:27 PM 1/15/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>Went out today and pulled the starter pots and flats out of the
>>greenhouse. Made up a solution of bleach and water in a 35 gallon trash
>>can and soaked them for four hours. They're now dripping dry and airing
>>out. Once they're ready I'll fill with potting soil and then water them
>>heavily and let sit for 12-16 hours to make sure they're good and wet.
>>Then the seeds will go in and under the plastic wrap and the lights
>>they'll go.
>What can you tell us about Burmese Okra?  That's a new one for me.
>
>David
>
I'm obviously not George, but I can tell you a few things about Burmese
okra. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange sells the seeds and claims it's not
slimy like other okras and that you can eat the pods supposedly when
they're ten inches long. They're spineless, too. Margaret L