Moving to Edmond, Oklahoma....

[Baizanator]

Going to be moving to Edmond at the first of the year. Any of you folks in the area?

[Redbaron]

Hey! You will be moving to my neck of the woods! Edmond is about 20 miles +/-

Edmond is a nice city real close to Oklahoma City. There used to be quite a few folks on this forum from Oklahoma, but I haven't seen many lately except RedBaron. The two hottest places I've ever been in the summer time are Wichita Falls Texas and Oklahoma City. I once spent some time at a hotel in OKC. I couldn't walk from my auto to the lobby because my shoes were sticking to the hot asphalt parking lot.

Ted

[Redbaron]

You got that right Ted. Now try growing a tomato or anything else for that matter during that!

[dipchip2000]

Redbaron

The key to growing here is early planting and covering when necessary to protect from cold snaps. Last year I planted out on February 18th and had the best year ever. If you get the big fruitset prior to the heat, they will grow very well. Plant earlies,midseasons,and lates. By the time the lates are ripe in August, the earlies will start to put on fruit in September and you will have ripe tomatoes till frost.
It works great for me

ron

[Redbaron]

Originally Posted by dipchip2000

Redbaron

The key to growing here is early planting and covering when necessary to protect from cold snaps. Last year I planted out on February 18th and had the best year ever. If you get the big fruitset prior to the heat, they will grow very well. Plant earlies,midseasons,and lates. By the time the lates are ripe in August, the earlies will start to put on fruit in September and you will have ripe tomatoes till frost.
It works great for me

ron

I am getting there. 4 years to get a decent crop. But unfortunately I have one more problem. Only 2 of my early planted tomatoes survived the spring floods. One was my always depedable Rutgers and one was a yellow tomato no one in the family cares much for. Even my hybrids bit the dust. I had to replant. The soil here is really poor drainage and I have a whole field draining right into my garden!

My no till techniques are paying off though. Slowly year by year I am finally getting the soil rebuilt. Finally getting it to hold moisture in the heat and allow water to drain in the wet. Hasn't been easy though. I will have to say BY FAR this part of Oklahoma has been the most chalanging part of the country I have ever tried to grow something. It is always too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry. I have too many rodent pest species to count and they can eat a LOT in short order. Especially the gophers. Insects come in plagues, especially the squash bugs, but plenty of others too. It really has been interesting.

But I had home made bok choy soup today. Most the ingrediants from the garden. So slowly getting the hang of this area.

[TightenUp]

Originally Posted by Baizanator

Going to be moving to Edmond at the first of the year. Any of you folks in the area?

good luck at the new location

i'm sure you'll have neighbors drooling in no time

Scott,

Did you grow or buy the Bok Choy? I planted it this year along with turnips as a late season cover crop in my long bed. Never having grown it before, I didn't know if it would even germinate. It was probably the fastest germinating, and fastest growing vegetable I've ever planted. It has made some beautiful heads. So far, I've only thrown them over the garden fence to my dog. He loves it. I guess I need to make some soup. I love Bok Choy in chicken broth with a few other veggies thrown in.

Ted

[Redbaron]

I made bok choy soup yesterday. Will have it as leftovers with the last of my fried green tomatoes for lunch. I also like bok choy fried similar to fried cabbage. I also like bok choy fresh and raw in my smoothies. I also like Boy choy outer leaves in my salads.

So yeah I love the stuff. It is my favorite Chinese veggie. And it grows like a weed here in the fall.

[Deborah]

Bal, is there AC for the baby?