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Tall Okra and Strange Squash

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  • This year I grew a variety of warty winter squash called “Musquee De Maroc.” I can’t wait to find out how it tastes.
    This year I grew a variety of warty winter squash called “Musquee De Maroc.” I can’t wait to find out how it tastes.
  • Tall Okra and Strange Squash
    Tall Okra and Strange Squash
By ANDY BEHLEN The Fayette County Record A reader wrote to me this week about their okra plants. “My okra has gotten so tall that it is now top-heavy, bending and falling over,” he said. “Would it bush out if I topped it off, or is it too late in the season to do that now?” Many varieties of okra grow quite tall. I’m growing a variety called “Louisiana Green Velvet,” and they’re approaching…

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