Canopy Roads of South Georgia

Pumpkin with fire ants

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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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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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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Garden size check

Picked 60 pounds of okra and more is flowering. There's a bee on one of those flowers:

Picked 60 pounds of okra and more is flowering
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 3 July 2012.

Pumpkins keep getting bigger:

Growing Pumpkin, Okra Paradise Farms, 29 June 2012

These three pumpkins doubled in size between 26 and 29 June.

Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 June 2012.

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Baby pumpkin @ Okra Paradise Farms 26 June 2012

Yellow Dog with a pumpkin:

Yellow Dog with a pumpkin
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 26 June 2012.

Yellow Dog guarding a pumpkin: