Good food for Jo's return....
Well, actually, we had some good food from our garden BEFORE Jo's return. But let me back up in time....
Before Jo left for her visit to the USA, she carefully read all the seed packet
s for directions. How deep should this be planted? How long before harvesting this particular crop? How much sun and water is needed? How should the soil be prepared? Jo then took a calendar and marked what crop to be planted on which day; she even said when to plant a second or third time so that this vegetable will con
tinue to be there for our enjoyment instead of all of it coming at once. The garden also had a plan... She drew a picture showing where each planting should be.
Now with all of that planning one would expect that she would have all these crops available when she arrived back here in Gulu. However, Mother Nature had her own ideas. After all, this is Equatorial Africa! A few things were ready long before Jo returned to us. Marion and I truly enjoyed the best of the cantaloupe! We sent photos back to Jo periodically, and some of those are included here for YOUR enjoyment. While Jo sweltered in the Mid-west heat and humidity, her garden was growing under the care of our yard man, Obita Charles and a pleasant mix of sun and rain! He has been very proud of his work, as well he should be! Obita has never had cantaloupe before, but here he is enjoying it. He even took some home to share with his family! See, we are "feeding the dear neighbor!"
Look at the beans! None of us are tall enough to do a good job of harvesting the top sections, but these vines are extremely productive. The small golden pear tom
ato vines are like the Energizer Bunny -- they keep going and going and giving and giving! There is a green, leafy vegetable called "do-do" which
is similar to spinach, and is spreading beyond the boundaries set for it. We also have carrots, peppers (all colors), broccoli, various kinds of red tomatoes, squash, radishes, zucchini and now onions! You can't beat home-grown vegetables (especially when I don't have to grow them!)
Would you care to join us for dinner one of these days?
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