Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) growing next to corn (Zea mays): two very tasty plants!
This corn was planted by Terry Davis from seed kept in his family for 100 years.
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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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Quail are not very smart
In today’s episode of The Tractor Naturalist, a doughty quail dares the mighty machine to catch it! Well, either that, or quail are just not very smart. I thought this Colinus virginianus might run ahead all the way to the house.
See the bobwhite run! Would it have run faster if Brown Dog and Yellow Dog had been chasing it? Caution: this video is loud.
Colinus virginianus
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 18 August 2012.
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