Looks like nobody has used fiberglass rope... :-(
Well, if I try it, I’ll report here!
Busy week so far. Esp. the varmints: 3 squirrels trapped and our tabby deposited a big one on the back porch this morning. Almost invariably she gets the big ones - probably older and slower??? Went out to the veggie garden and there’s a ‘possum in the larger trap. Bones from pork steaks cooked in the smoker draw ‘em almost every time.
Unfortunately, it’s too late for the Opo. Too much damage weeks prior, and it’s too late in the season: Both plants are about 99% dead. We did get 4 fruits in the 12” to 15” range from them, last week. Small (for Opo) but tender and you can just cut ‘em up, skin, undeveloped seeds, and all, like a youngish cuke. Very neutral - can add to almost anything. I used some this week in spaghetti sauce, and some in a chicken casserole based on “Cheese” Tuna Helper.
Bizarrely, that big pumpkin plant is trying to regenerate at it’s original center. Several nice big green leaves have sprung up off the original stem. No way it’s gonna produce anything at this point, but, it is still surprising to me. The later planted tomatoes are still producing some fruits too. Just about all planted in the spring are shot. Some Okra plants are still going, but not flowering. The long range forecast looks like 2 weeks without frost, so, I might hit ‘em with a bit more Super-Phosphate. And water. After Helene, we are dry, dry, dry.
Paul — What is opo? I was thinking it was short for opossum (”. . . in the 12” to 15” range . . . small (for Opo) but tender and you can just cut ‘em up, skin, undeveloped seeds, and all, like a youngish cuke.” But now I’m thinking it must be some sort of plant.