The Waiting Pays Off

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The waiting is beginning to pay off. The potatoes are blooming.
 The radishes are up.

The corn and beans are beginning to come up.
 The okra is also peaking through.
 We have a beautiful crop of Crawford Leaf Lettuce, if anyone would like to come and pick some, at the proper social distance, of course. The ladybugs like it.


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