Who knew fire ants like pumpkins?
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 September 2012.
It was ripe, so I rolled it out of the ant bed, brushed off the ants, and we already sold it.
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Tag Archives: Gardening
Zucca to Valdosta Farm Days
Zucca, okra, and sweet potatoes to Valdosta Farm Days this morning, 9AM to 1PM (and pumpkins and peppers), down at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse, Central Avenue between Patterson and Ashley.
Where did she get those zucca?
The dogs helped.
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures and videos by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 September 2012.
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Red corn
Actually red and blue:
Actually red and blue
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 August 2012.
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Peppers 2012-08-18
Okra, you are not a pepper! Now that sparkly thing, that's a pepper!
Gretchen has these peppers Valdosta Farm Days today, 9AM to 1PM today at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in downtown Valdosta.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 18 August 2012.
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Pumpkins
Gretchen has something new at Valdosta Farm Days today: pumpkins! That’s 9AM to 1PM today at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in downtown Valdosta.
Pumpkin and flower
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 18 August 2012.
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Master Gardeners of three states
Master Gardeners of New York, Georgia, and Virginia:
Master Gardeners of New York, Georgia, and Virginia
Julie?, Gretchen Quarterman, Lindsey Williams
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 August 2012.
Locally Known:
Trying out the solar dehydrator @ Okra Paradise Farms 2012-08-04
Testing out the solar dehydrator with okra, tomatoes, peppers, and a thermometer:
Pictures of Gretchen Quarterman with the solar dehydrator
by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 August 2012.
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Solar dehydrator, Okra Paradise Farms, 3 August 2012
The sun shines through the window into the lower box, heating air that rises through the upper box, dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the racks. That's the theory; we'll see if it works. Idea shamelessly stolen from Raven Waters; I figure it's his fault if it doesn't work. 🙂
Gretchen Quarterman placing racks in the solar dehydrator
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 3 August 2012.
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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 readingBee in okra flower, Okra Paradise Farms, 19 July 2012
This is how we get new okra to eat:
This is how we get new okra to eat
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 July 2012.
I've seen on the okra blooms honeybees, bumblebees, and several kinds of wasps, all pollinating and making more okra.
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