Small garden harvest for today, but it was HOT yesterday... with a high of 102°F... Plant growth is slow in this extreme heat. I'm thankful for even this: one tomato, one serving of okra, and one cayenne pepper (which appears to have been nibbled on by a bird.)

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Nice pepper. How do you like to eat your okra?

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Today I ate okra cooked with rice and then fried, mixed with other veg. Posted a pic of the rice mix here.

But usually I slice it and fry it in olive oil. It makes a good side item with fried eggs in the morning. Salt is a must for seasoning.

The cayenne pepper is already gone, or in the process of being assimilated into my body. I ate that pepper with the okra and rice combo. Maybe tomorrow the garden will have another ripe cayenne ready for picking. I have had only a few so far this year but there are many peppers hanging from my two cayenne pepper plants, most of them still being green. None of the jalapeños have yet turned red.

Do you eat okra?

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Your rice and okra and pepper tomato looks amazing. I don't think I've ever had okra. "mild subtly grassy flavor" sounds nice. It looks like it is very heat tolerant. That would be perfect for me in zone 9.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Funny description of the flavor. I might say it tastes like a cross between green beans and corn.

It looks like it is very heat tolerant.

You got that right, as long as they get plenty of water. And okra makes beautiful blossoms almost daily that help cheer me up when I visit the garden. Here is a picture.