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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

That's nice. Your getting some produce. Some tomatoes are chili
shaped. Pittman Valley plum is that way, but bigger than a jalepeno.
Know what kind yours is?

rob - Va

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 8:34 PM, bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yesterday, I did not even notice small fruit on my okra plants.  Today, all 
> of the plants have okra, two have individual okra over 5" long.  I was 
> either blind yesterday, or they really grew fast.  I wish I planted more 
> than (4) plants.  I don't know if I'll remember how to tell when its ready 
> to pick.
>
> I picked a few tomatoes, including some very oddshaped red ones (look like 
> a thick jalapeno pepperr), and some nice yellow ones.  Most of the tomato 
> plants haven't yet put on fruit.  The bell peppers are loaded but very 
> small and knarly looking.  The squash still just has big pretty 
> flowers.....bobford
>
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