The okra is starting to bloom.
![[One]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-15--okra-flowers/20250515_091946.jpg)
We have plenty of bees, so maybe okra soon. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Georgia
Planted Sugarcane 2025-05-09
The watering house indicates the rows with cane. They also continue beyond the middle where the hoses start.
![[Watering hose just before the rains]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-09--planted-sugarcane/20250509_170917.jpg)
Watering hose just before the rains
This was just before the rains started. Three inches so far, so no hose watering since then.
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Vegetables from the garden 2025-05-05
The garden is starting to produce vegetables.
![[Potatos, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, green chili peppers]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-05--vegetables/20250505_193106.jpg)
Potatos, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, green chili peppers
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And the west road ditches 2025-05-04
After the east side, here are the two drainage ditches on the west side of Quarterman Road.
![[West]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-04--road-ditches/20250504_115715.jpg)
![[Northwest]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-04--road-ditches/20250504_115849.jpg)
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Snake 2025-05-05
![[Snake]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-05--snake/20250505_104232.jpg)
Blooming potato 2025-05-03
![[Blooming potato]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-03--blooming-potato/20250503_164844.jpg)
Barney Ray roses 2025-04-26
Some roses we got from neighbor Barney Ray years ago are blooming.
![[Barney Ray roses]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-04-26--barney-ray-roses/20250426_082716.jpg)
A good way to remember him.
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Drainage ditches finished, Quarterman Road 2025-05-01
Update 2025-05-06: And the west road ditches 2025-05-04.
Day before yesterday Lowndes County Public Works worked on the drainage ditches on Quarterman Road, after they made a mud puddle after the big rain. Yesterday they had finished all three ditches, including the one near Hambrick Road.
![[Near Hambrick Road, 2025:05:01 11:56:53]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-05-01--drainage-ditches/20250501_115652.jpg)
Near Hambrick Road, 2025:05:01 11:56:53
Drainage ditches, Quarterman Road 2025-04-30
Update 2025-05-02: Drainage ditches finished, Quarterman Road 2025-05-01.
After they made a mud puddle after the big rain, Lowndes County Public Works came back three weeks later and worked on the drainage ditches on Quarterman Road yesterday.
They were making a lot of progress at 6431 Quarterman Road. Also at 6380. They hadn’t yet started at the ditch near Hambrick Road, although they said it needed it.
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![[Men Working, 6431 Quarterman Road]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-04-30--drainage-ditches-quarterman-road/20250430_125617.jpg)
Men Working, 6431 Quarterman Road
![[Gretchen]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2025-04-24--gretchen-river-garden-scarecrows/20250424_091922.jpg)