Harvest Monday, September 4, 2017

Harvest Monday, Macro Monday 2, and Through My Lens

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 30, 2017

Finally, okra!

My 'Clemson Spineless' okra came up just a few days after planting and grew quickly. Then suddenly, the plants stopped growing. Just stood there week after week. I tried talking to them. I told the plants I would yank them up by the roots if they did not bloom! They just ignored me. They knew I would not really do that.

Then I remembered reading something about 'whipping okra' to make it produce, so I thought
I would give it a try. I used a small stick and beat them gently around their knees, five days in a row, talking to them while I was doing it, telling them it was for their own good.

And it worked! Now I am picking a handful of pods two or three times a week, just the right amount for the two of us!

Happy Gardening!

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My Garden Right Now, September 2, 2017

Michelle at Veg Plotting has a seasonal meme titled 'My Garden Right Now.' It is to encourage gardeners to show what their gardens look like at the beginning of each season. This is my entry for the Autumn edition.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, September 2, 2017

Here in the southeastern United States, we are able to grow cool-season vegetables in the early Spring and again as soon as the intense heat of Summer gives way to Autumn's cooler weather. My favorite thing to grow at this time of year is 'Alaska' green peas. They germinate about a week after planting (today Sept. 2), and harvest time is two months later. The vines will grow more than knee-high, so I support them with a section of wire fencing. They will tolerate a light frost, but I am hoping we do not have frost until after harvesting early in November.

Happy Gardening!

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Good Fences, August 24, 2017

Good Fences and Thankful Thursday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, August 8, 2017

I always enjoy driving by this farm, seeing the cows and horses in the pasture.

For Thankful Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 20, 2017

I am thankful that my Okra is blooming. I have been buying okra at the farmers markets, but soon, Good Lord willing, I will be picking my own!

I hope you have a beautiful day!

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Harvest Monday, August 7, 2017

Harvest Monday, Macro Monday, and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 2, 2017

Our fig trees are so old that I don't remember the variety name. Green figs stand straight up. As they grow larger and ripen, they bend over.

Every year it is a race between us and the raccoons to see who gets the larger portion!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Good Fences, July 27, 2017

Good Fences and Thankful Thursday

Good Fences Around The World

McNairy County, Tennessee, USA, July 18, 2017

Barb Wire Fences are very common in rural areas here.

Thankful Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, July 20, 2017

I am thankful for fresh-picked strawberries! I bought strawberry plants for my garden this year, and I am picking a few strawberries each day. They are delicious with my breakfast cereal.

Hope you have a beautiful day!

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Harvest Monday, June 26, 2017

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 21, 2017

We are eating the last of the Spring Onions that I planted in March. I grew these large 'Fordhook' lima beans a few years ago. Even though they have been in the freezer for years, they were almost as good as fresh beans when I cooked them for lunch last Wednesday. Cantaloupe from a Farmer's Market and cornbread muffins completed the meal.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 23, 2017

This year I planted 'Improved Taylor' beans. I have blooms and tiny pods!

A friend gave me the seeds. I think they are a kind of pinto bean.

Happy Gardening!

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My Garden Right Now, June 3, 2017

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 2, 2017

Since I am no longer able to dig up a garden spot, but still want to have a garden, I planted my vegetables in containers this year. Here are a few of my bush beans and onions, and of course, my garden helper wanted to be in the picture, too! As an added bonus with container gardening, you don't have to have a large sunny spot. A few containers can be grouped together in several smaller places that receive adequate sunlight. The plants in the foreground are Gladioli (Yes, I planted them in containers, too!).

Happy Gardening!

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Harvest Monday: Onions, May 8, 2017

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 4, 2017

On February 27th I began to plant my onion bulbs in round raised beds (otherwise known
as tubs!). I planted them deep and close together. Several more tub plantings followed at
two week intervals.

When they are as big around as my fingers, I begin to pull them to eat as green onions. This thins the plants so the others have room to grow larger.

I pulled up six onions this week, and we ate them with black-eyed peas (from our freezer) and cornbread. Delicious!

Happy Gardening!

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