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Garden mowed 2020-06-21

You can almost see it’s a garden, after weeks of weeding and Gretchen had just finished mowing between the rows.

Visible, left to right: cucumber, yellow squash, okra, eggplant, tomato, corn (maize).

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This entry was posted in Corn, Garden, Okra, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Tomato and tagged corn, cucumber, eggplant, garden, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, mowed, Okra, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, tomato, weeded, yellow squash on June 28, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Gretchen finished weeding tomatoes 2020-06-03

Gretchen finished weeding the tomatoes.

Weeded tomatoes

Well, those tomatoes. She already weeded the other ones.

And I found those cucumbers in the okra.

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This entry was posted in Agriculture, Plants, Tomato and tagged Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Tomatoes, weeded, weeding on June 6, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Weeding tomatoes and cucumbers 2020-06-01

Gretchen in the garden.

Tomatoes and cucumbers

How she handles weeds. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Okra Paradise Farms, Plants and tagged Cucumbers, garden, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Tomatoes, weeds on June 2, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Mystery pond berries 2020-05-03

What are these mystery berries that grow on the beaver dam and on islands in the pond?

Closeup

We think they’re probably some species of Smilax. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Okra Paradise Farms, Pond, Smilax and tagged berries, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, pond, smilax on May 23, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Gretchen and her Sycamore

She transplanted that tree when it wasn’t knee-high.

Gretchen, her Sycamore

Don’t tell her other trees she likes this one better. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Dogs, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Sycamore and tagged Brown Dog, Dogs, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, sycamore, Yellow Dog on May 14, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Phoenix bird 2020-05-10

The firebird appears to be a Carolina wren.

Carolina wren

This Thryothorus ludovicianus didn’t seem to mind that I was three feet from it. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Birds, Fire, Longleaf, Okra Paradise Farms, Silviculture, Smilax and tagged bird, Brown Dog, Carolina wren, eggs, Fire, firebird, Forestry, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, pine, Silviculture, Thryothorus ludovicianus, Yellow Dog on May 10, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Smilax root 2020-04-25

These potatoes are stuck together.

I don’t think she likes it

Really, I washed it.

After cleaning

Yes, you can eat these roots. They just take Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Smilax and tagged catbriar, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, root, smilax, woods potato on April 28, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Video: what is this floating bottom plant? 2020-04-12

Gretchen wants to know what is this plant that she found on the floating bottom?

She plucked it from here. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Dogs, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Pond and tagged bird, Brown Dog, Dogs, Floating bottom, flowers, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, pond, Wild azaleas, Yellow Dog on April 16, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Azaleas, Pond, Dogs, Herons, Red-Bellied Woodpecker 2020-04-12

The dogs like this.

Dogs in boats

Some pretty things bloomed on the way to the pond. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Dogs, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Pond and tagged bird, Brown Dog, Dogs, flowers, Georgia, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, pond, Wild azaleas, Yellow Dog on April 14, 2020 by John S. Quarterman.

Pomegranate 2019-10-07

Only one, but we grew it.

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This entry was posted in Okra Paradise Farms, Plants and tagged Georgia, granada, Gretchen Quarterman, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Okra Paradise Farms, Plants, Pomegranate on October 14, 2019 by John S. Quarterman.

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