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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
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 Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 08:54:32 AM
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I am SOOOOO excited!! I have pumpkins!! Perfectly shaped, beautiful, bright orange pumpkins. And I have ALOT of them. About 20 to be exact. My pepper plants are producing in overtime so I have jalapeno, bell and habanero peppers out my ears. AND - I couldn't resist any longer and I dug up some of my sweet potatoes last night. I had one that was almost as big as my head!!! It was the greatest feeling. I was actually laughing and smiling while rooting around in the dirt "looking" for the potatoes.
Last night walking up from the garden I had a 5 gallon bucket full of sweet potatoes, a bushel basket full of assorted peppers and two huge pumpkins. I could barely carry it all to the house!!
Gardening and growing food for our family has got to be one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. It's absolutely fantastic.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 09:23:41 AM
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How exciting Sarah! I was wondering if you harvested your Sweet Potatoes yet :) We had our first frost the other night so I harvested mine. I'm happy to report that they do grow out here, on the downside I waited too long to plant so they are on the small side. Still happy though. It was fun and exciting harvesting them and getting dirty :)
What a bountiful Harvest you had, I'm excited for you 
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 09:33:36 AM
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Oh Sharon!! That is sooooo exciting to find sweet potatoes WILL GROW in your area. Let me know how they taste once you're ready to start cooking them.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 09:43:03 AM
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You let me know too! I remember Jennifer mentioned that they need to "cure" for about 6 weeks :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 10:30:04 AM
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Right, I've got all the potatoes I dug up last night on a sheet on the floor. I wanted to put them outside on the deck but it has been raining so much, I'm afraid they would just rot.
I can't wait for Thanksgiving though! I'm going to take sweet potatoes from garden and pumkin pies from the pumpkins I grew!
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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Lynner
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Sheri
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2009 : 04:01:28 AM
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Awesome Sarah,
Nothing better than food from your own garden/farm. Even better, when it is organic, and no threats in eating it. Harvest,Fall love it!
Many Hands Make Light Work!
...God made the seed to grow...1 Cor 3:6
The best fertilizer for a farm, are the farmers footsteps... |
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Brenda Kay Groth
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Brenda
Manton
MIch
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2009 : 07:51:29 AM
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We had a really hard freeze last night..24 this morning..so i managed to quickly pick my squash and muskmelons yesterday..glad to have that behind me but wasn't looking forward to the cold..peppers and tomatos are in greenhouse
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