Update: That was actually a green okra. Here’s
a real purple okra
and here are purple, orange, and green compared.
A purple okra!
Just you wait, orange okra,
in a day or so we’ll see who’s purple.
Purple okra flower:
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Orange Okra almost ready
This is the same orange okra pod seen picked a couple days later:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 17 June 2013.
We’re still waiting for more to get ready. Picking plenty of green okra meanwhile.
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Dogs and Okra
Gretchen Quarterman at Lowndes County Extension 14 June 2012
As a
Georgia Master Gardener, Gretchen Quarterman volunteers two
afternoons one afternoon a week at the Lowndes County Extension Office on US 84 east of Valdosta,
identifying plants and pests, and making recommendations to citizens who call in or who bring in samples.
Closeup sample in bottle:
Closeup sample in bottle
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 June 2012.
Sample in bottle:
Continue readingRaining in the garden at Okra Paradise Farms, 11 June 2012
Pumpkins:
John S. Quarterman and Gretchen Quarterman with Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2012.
Rain coming in:
Gretchen and the Yellow Dog with Peas
Whatcha got?
Pictures by John S. Quarterman of Gretchen Quarterman and Yellow Dog with peas
for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 April 2012.
Here's a flickr slideshow:
Continue readingWeeding and plowing in the garden 2012-03-14
Weeding and plowing:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
Plowing:
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