tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post2278040176876610315..comments2023-10-31T07:14:05.264-04:00Comments on The Scientist Gardener: Opportunistic GardeningMatt DiLeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-43050169520726493072011-05-06T07:57:58.906-04:002011-05-06T07:57:58.906-04:00Yeah it sounds like it. I'm glad for once my b...Yeah it sounds like it. I'm glad for once my brassicas have survived spring insect attacks. At least in NY, you had to be strategic about when you put out your transplants to avoid flea beetles. But so far I haven't really had any pest problems.<br /><br />Good luck with the okra, though it does seem to be one of the most dependent on hot weather.Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-25755784543751813462011-05-06T02:43:07.472-04:002011-05-06T02:43:07.472-04:00It sounds as if you have a similar garden to me. ...It sounds as if you have a similar garden to me. <br />I think you have a good chance of getting some potatoes because I am still getting little bits of last years potatoes growing in the onion bed. I don't cut up my potatoes because I get a lot of slug damage. Cool wet summers in the UK mean we get a lot of them. <br /><br />I am trying Okra for the first time this year. I think that the climate here will be too cold for it though. It grows but does not produce many flowers or fruit.Anthony Cuthberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875794858885289856noreply@blogger.com