Okra harvest for today, from 15 plants.
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Garden Update from Arkansas.
A small watermelon patch is making fruit.
Also…Did I really find wild grapes growing on my property? And… Free cat treats!
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Mature sunflower, full of seed. My daughter and I planted it together, so it has extra sentimental value to me. The plant is now taller than her!
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I was amazed to see through my camera what looks like the sun hanging on a cross. Strong symbolism.
Two kinds of cherries: Cherries from a tree and cherries from a tomato vine.
Taking the seed from store-bought cherries and planting them. Harvesting tomatoes by hand.
Found a helpful wasp that might have taken a caterpillar off the tomato vine.
Our cat loves to eat treats.
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Above, you can see a caterpillar that got taken down by a wasp.
Update on the garden progress.
Have you ever thought about planting apple seeds from a store-bought apple? I did it this spring and now have a baby tree. Check it out.
Rain came and helped the garden perk up. I also show you my garlic harvest, baby okra plants, a mature sunflower, and tomatoes growing on the vine. I also have some volunteer mystery plants growing in the compost pile.
VIDEO: Heirloom Apple; Garlic Harvest; Fig Experiment; Free Plants in Compost Pile
Banana seedling or weed?
I planted some banana seeds and have a couple plants coming up. However, they do not look like I expected, so I’m wondering if I have unknown weeds or real banana plants. Could you tell me what I have?
Costoluto Genovese heirloom tomato
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Tomato vine sprawling on ground with no cage to support it. Cultivar shown: Costoluto Genovese.
Should you cage your tomato plants? There are advantages and disadvantages to tomato cages so it’s a personal decision you must make.
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Water from the AC gving a drink to a tomato plant and baby carrot.
Clean water for the garden… from the air conditioner. Gravity does the work moving the water from the AC to the garden.
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Squash blossoms picked fresh from the garden.
Today in the garden there were many yellow-orange squash blossoms, which prompted a few questions and I want to share my results with you.
Are squash flowers edible? Are the blossoms safe to eat?
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