The other day we cut that monster Tennessee Sweet Potato. I was wondering why we were not getting any female flower and only male flowers on this plant. We also were only getting one giant fruit. So we cut the monster and now I am glad to say we have at least 8 fruits growing on the 30 plus foot vine, plus female and male flowers. Who knew that a single female could keep all those male flowers to herself? Well we cleared her dance card didn't we.
Part of
today's haul from the garden.
The French Melons are starting to scab over. We are so close to completion.
Three Tennessee Sweet Potatoes growing on this 3' run.
I was squishing cucumber beetles, grass hoppers and
Japanese beetles between my fingers about an hour ago and I saw one corn cob ready to eat. We started the water
boiling and dropped it in for seven minutes. My bride put a little butter on it and we sat saying
mmmmm mmmm good. Boo Boo heard us and wanted what we had so bad. Since it was our first cob I was cheap and gave him only one
kernel.
The other day we cut that monster Tennessee Sweet Potato. I was wondering why we were not getting any female flower and only male flowers on this plant. We also were only getting one giant fruit. So we cut the monster and now I am glad to say we have at least 8 fruits growing on the 30 plus foot vine, plus female and male flowers. Who knew that a single female could keep all those male flowers to herself? Well we cleared her dance card didn't we.
Part of today's haul from the garden.
The French Melons are starting to scab over. We are so close to completion.
Three Tennessee Sweet Potatoes growing on this 3' run.
I was squishing cucumber beetles, grass hoppers and Japanese beetles between my fingers about an hour ago and I saw one corn cob ready to eat. We started the water boiling and dropped it in for seven minutes. My bride put a little butter on it and we sat saying mmmmm mmmm good. Boo Boo heard us and wanted what we had so bad. Since it was our first cob I was cheap and gave him only one kernel.
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We have locals who grow so much sweet corn that I don't even bother. You two eat so well and it is healthy too.
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