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Rainwater for fire control

[Refilling sprayer from rainbarrel]
Refilling sprayer from rainbarrel

[Harrow for firebreaks in background]
Harrow for firebreaks in background

Pyromaniac

[Gretchen spreading fire with a rake]
Gretchen spreading fire with a rake

[Want burn around the corn crib, not on it]
Want burn around the corn crib, not on it

[Movie: Thicket burning nicely (51M)]
Movie: Thicket burning nicely (51M)

[Movie: Like we wanted it to (58M)]
Movie: Like we wanted it to (58M)

[Movie: Backfired away from tractor shed (30M)]
Movie: Backfired away from tractor shed (30M)

[Where there's smoke]
Where there's smoke

[There's fire]
There's fire

[Why we need to burn more frequently]
Why we need to burn more frequently

Swamp firebreak

[Movie: Brambles burning (15M)]
Movie: Brambles burning (15M)

[Movie: Sparks jumping firebreak (104M)]
Movie: Sparks jumping firebreak (104M)

[Movie: Some sparks got across (12M)]
Movie: Some sparks got across (12M)

[Need another firebreak since it jumped that one]
Need another firebreak since it jumped that one

Cypress swamp

[Did not plan to burn in here]
Did not plan to burn in here

[But it's a-comin' in]
But it's a-comin' in

[Movie: Smoke in the swamp (12M)]
Movie: Smoke in the swamp (12M)

[Oak and blackgum leaves don't usually burn]
Oak and blackgum leaves don't usually burn

[But they are today]
But they are today

New firebreak

[Fire approaching new firebreak]
Fire approaching new firebreak

Swamp and fire

[The deep swamp has water, so will not burn]
The deep swamp has water, so will not burn

[Cypress knees and fire]
Cypress knees and fire

[Smoky]
Smoky

[Movie: Lots of water with fire approaching (27M)]
Movie: Lots of water with fire approaching (27M)

[Fire in the swamp]
Fire in the swamp

Swamp kettle

[Water in tree]
Water in tree

[Fire approaching water in tree]
Fire approaching water in tree

Swamp fire line

[Here it comes]
Here it comes

[Movie: Fire in swamp (24M)]
Movie: Fire in swamp (24M)

[Low and slow]
Low and slow

[Pretty thorough fire]
Pretty thorough fire

[Water will stop it]
Water will stop it

[Raked down to wet will stop it]
Raked down to wet will stop it

[Movie: Raked break and water (14M)]
Movie: Raked break and water (14M)

Meanwhile, back at the house

[Coming this way]
Coming this way

[Going to move the car and truck]
Going to move the car and truck

[Moving fast with the wind]
Moving fast with the wind

[There it is]
There it is

[We already burned around the house]
We already burned around the house

Night

[Candle]
Candle

[Movie: Beetles got that tree (12M)]
Movie: Beetles got that tree (12M)

[Shedding flames]
Shedding flames

[As the sparks fly upwards]
As the sparks fly upwards

[And some more flames]
And some more flames

[Movie: All contained (3.6M)]
Movie: All contained (3.6M)

[Will burn itself out]
Will burn itself out

[In the night]
In the night


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Okra Paradise Farms
Half way between Atlanta and Orlando and all the way to paradise!


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Okra, yellow squash, cucumbers, collards, corn, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, red potatoes, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes. And pine trees!