Harvest Monday: Figs, August 9, 2021

Harvest Monday and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 8, 2021

Our figs are getting ripe!

Something, probably a rabbit, has been eating those close to the ground. Or it might have been our dog!

We pick only as much as we can eat in a couple of days because figs are fragile and do not keep well. They can be cooked and made into fig preserves, but we prefer to eat them fresh.

I hope you have a great week!

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Potatoes, May 24, 2021

Harvest Monday and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2021

I harvested my first potatoes today! From four 'Red Norland' seed potatoes, I have one pound and one ounce of new potatoes. I spaced out my plantings so I should have some more ready to harvest in about ten days. In case you think the tiny potatoes are too small to use, they will be good dropped whole and unpeeled into a pot of vegetable soup.

Have a wonderful week!

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Strawberries, May 17, 2021

Harvest Monday and Our World Tuesday

First Strawberries of the year!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 17, 2021

I do not have a lot of strawberry plants, but if I can get a handful of berries to add to my breakfast cereal each morning, I am happy!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Peppers, September 29, 2020

Harvest Monday, Our World Tuesday, and All Seasons

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, September 29, 2020

First I need to say I do not know the name of these peppers. A friend, who did not know what they were, gave the plants to me at the end of May. They bloomed very well, but were slow to develop peppers. It was only a couple of weeks ago that we began to get a harvest.

They are mild like a bell pepper. These will go into the large green salad we are having for lunch today.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

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Harvest Monday, July 13, 2020

Harvest Monday, All Seasons, and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, July 11, 2020

It is Tomato Sandwich Season again! My 'Better Boy' tomatoes are beginning to ripen. An excellent slicing tomato, the 'Better Boy' is one of the most popular tomato varieties grown here in the United States.

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A Garden Experiment, June 1, 2020

Harvest Monday and All Seasons

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 5, 2020

My brother gave me this Potato Planter for Christmas. Basically, it is just a sturdy plastic bag with a Velcro flap on the side. I bought 'Red Norland' seed potatoes.

On March 5, I planted 4 seed potatoes in the bag. As the plants grew, I added more soil until the bag was full. We have had plenty of rain this Spring, so no additional care was needed.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 30, 2020

The tops of the potato plants began to die about a week ago, so on Saturday the moment of truth arrived.
I opened the Velcro flap, removed some soil, and...

… there they were - Potatoes!

Big ones, little ones, and all sizes in-between!

After brushing off the dirt and adjusting the scale for the weight of the glass plate: 2 lbs. 4oz. (1 kg.) of potatoes with hardly any effort at all on my part!

Here is the recipe I used to cook a few of them, though for just the two of us, I reduced the pan size and ingredient amounts. They were delicious!

I am not physically able to grow a large garden; this Potato Planter bag was easy and fun.
I have more potatoes in a large flower pot that will be ready soon. Wish it had a side flap to open!
Also in containers, I have tomato plants, pepper plants, and cucumber vines.

Happy Gardening!

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Harvest Monday, August 5, 2019

Harvest Monday and Our World Tuesday

My garden is very small so I was not expecting to find a lot when I went outside this morning.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 5, 2019

I was pleasantly surprised! Husky Cherry Red tomatoes, Burpless Beauty cucumbers, Clemson Spineless okra, and...

… our figs are getting ripe. Now the race is on between us and the Raccoons!

Have a wonderful week!

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Thankful Thursday, July 18, 2019

Thankful Thursday, Little Things Thursday, and Harvest Monday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, July 17, 2019

I am thankful that my cucumber vines are producing a good crop! I planted ten 'Burpless Beauty' seeds, and every seed sprouted and grew.  I am thankful to have had enough cucumbers to share with friends.

And I made pickles! I found a recipe for refrigerator pickles on the Taste of Home website. They look a little yellow because I used apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar, but they have a very good taste!

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Have a blessed day!

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Lettuce! November 12, 2018

Harvest Monday and Through My Lens

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, November 9, 2018

I planted Black-seeded Simpson Lettuce in September to see if it would grow here in north Mississippi in the Autumn. Yes, it will! I planted the seeds in large tubs to make it easier to protect the plants from frost.

When the weather forecast for last Friday night was for below freezing temperatures, I picked most of the leaves, and covered the plants by draping a thick layer of old towels over the tops of the tubs.

Some of the lettuce leaves went on ham sandwiches for Saturday's lunch, and I used the rest to make salads on Sunday night.

We have rain today, so the lettuce plants are uncovered, getting a good drink of water. By covering them on the colder nights, I hope to get another picking or two of lettuce - in November!

Have a wonderful week!

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Figs, August 13, 2018

Harvest Monday, Through My Lens, and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 6, 2018

We are getting a few handfuls of figs from our trees. The birds, squirrels, and raccoons are getting more than their fair share!

Have a wonderful week!

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'Super Fantastic' Tomatoes, August 6, 2018

Harvest Monday, Our World Tuesday, and Ruby Tuesday Too

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 7, 2018

I bought a 'Super Fantastic' tomato as a young plant on May 7th. Be honest now, and tell me the truth. Could you just walk away from a handsome tomato plant with such a promising name?

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 25, 2018

It is an indeterminate type tomato, and the label says: Height 6 to 9 feet. Here it is seven weeks later, and taller than I am. (The tomato plant on the left is a 'Better Boy').

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, July 31, 2018

I had a bit of trouble with blossom-end rot, so it was not until July 21 that we were able to get tomatoes from it. The 'Super Fantastic' tomatoes are firm and nicely shaped, and only a little smaller than the predicted size of 10 ounces.

"Super Fantastic' are very good sliced for tomato sandwiches!

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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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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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Harvest Monday, July 17, 2017

 Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, July 13, 2017

I have ripe strawberries! Okay, I confess, my first harvest was only ten berries, but this is my first time growing strawberries, and I am excited about it! The plants are still blooming so there will be more berry picking in the future.

I hope you have a beautiful week!

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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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Bread and Berries, June 19, 2017

Monday Mural and Harvest Monday

Monday Mural

Baldwyn, Mississippi, USA, June 8, 2017

The Bread Man cometh!

The delivery man took a hand-cart load of bread into the store and left the truck door open.
I wanted to go over there and shut the door so the mural would be complete, but I didn't dare!

Harvest Monday: Foraging for berries

Wild Blackberries may not be as large as the cultivated ones, but they are free food!
The birds and other animals scatter the seeds; rain and sunshine make them grow.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 15, 2017

This blackberry thicket is on our property. Please do not forage on another person's property without getting their permission first.

We enjoy adding them to our breakfast cereal. Sometimes we crush the berries with a fork, stir in a sprinkle of sugar, and spread the mixture on toasted bread. Yummy either way!

Have a great week!

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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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Macro Monday and Monday Harvest March 18, 2013

An Unexpected Harvest

After I pulled my Spring onions last year,

I neglected the spot, and it grew up in weeds and tall grasses.

Imagine my surprise last week when I began to clean it up.

Looks like I missed one!

What was one onion is now six!

A bowl of beans with onions and corn bread - Simple but delicious!

Happy Monday!

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