Thank goodness that the weather is not as hot as it has been.  When the weather is good everyone feels better.  Our store has suddenly become quite busy with the deer hunters.  The deer hunters are all talking about the pictures on their cameras.  It’s almost like Christmas for them.  

It’s finally time for some fall gardening.  Turnips, mustard, broccoli, cabbage, collards, and a few other greens. I just spilled about a pound of turnip seed awhile ago.  When you get turnip seeds in your shoes, it is not pleasant.  I learned a bit of trivia this week.  One of my venders from Texas that we buy plants from, explained 1015 sweet onions.  These sweet onions are planted on October 15.  Not a day later or a day sooner.  This gives them the exact time to produce the onion. That is why they are called 1015.  I had never been told that before.  Good thing to know, especially if I get to be on Jeopardy.

My old friend, Mr. Al Davis, once told me that you can plant potatoes in the fall.  Just use the ones from the grocery store.  He was a great advice giver on gardens, raised the bests tomatoes around.  His favorite was the Whopper tomato.  We have a few folks growing fall tomatoes.  Mr. Carl Collins tomatoes have gotten about 36 inches tall.  He is taking really good care of them.  I think he wants fresh tomatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

Have a great week.  

(Mitzi Thomas owns Minden Farm & Garden LLC. Watch for her column on Fridays in Webster Parish Journal. Email Mitzi questions at  mitzithomas40@yahoo.com.)