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Re: List of fall crops

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Joe -- what a funny, delightful post! 

I had to laugh, recognizing myself in some of what you said. I've never been
much of a tomato eater myself, but find myself in mourning that our tomatoes
are winding down in this dreadful drought. I can now understand why tomatoes
are the most grown vegetable in America. 

John Denver had a song on one of his albums, "Homegrown Tomatoes."  Anyone
familiar with it? It's a silly little ditty, but I can sure identify with it
now! There's nothing in the world like a fresh, juicy, homegrown tomato!

>The moral of the story is that there's nothing like home grown produce. 

So true! I myself can't wait to try some veggies I've never much cared for. 



Patricia S.
Zone 7b, West Georgia



>You just hit on an interesting observation, Kevin.  My wife used to be a 
>notoriously picky eater.  Very simple, meats, potatoes, corn or green beans.  
>"Just like Mom used make."  Needless to say, her mom didn't care for most 
>veggies either, so they never had them.  She used to turn her nose up at the 
>mere mention of a new veggie like "zucchini".  Didn't even like tomatoes!  
>(Geesh! Can you imagine???) 
>
>Then this year I started with SQFT and expanded my garden to four 4x4 beds.  
>I used to have a dinky side-of-the-house garden of 3 tomato plants and 4 
>pepper plants.  This year I had 8 tomatoes, 8 peppers, corn, green beans, 
>zucchini, cantelope, lettuce, carrots, snap peas, and potatoes.
>
>Suddenly, out of nowhere, she decide she wants to try fresh zucchini.  Now 
>she's hooked.  She loves the fresh green beans.  She wants me to grow more 
>lettuce.  She's even eating tomatoes occasionally!  On top of all that, she's 
>now going to the  local fresh produce market and buying other fresh veggies 
>to see what she likes.  Now for next year she has a whole list of things that 
>she wants me to plant!  (I think I've created a monster!!!)
>
>The moral of the story is that there's nothing like home grown produce.  It's 
>certainly made a believer out of my wife (and that's no small feat!  Geez, I 
>hope she doesn't read this list!!!  LOL)  I've never heard of some of the 
>veggies that are discussed in this forum, but I'm considering planting a 5th 
>square next year of "experimental veggies", things I've never heard of or 
>have never eaten before.  Who knows?!?!  I may enjoy brussel sprouts or lima 
>beans after all!!!
>
>Joe    <<---  Merely a worker bee supporting his queen and her current 
>passions!
>
>
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