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F arm and Land 4
.The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer -Will Rodgers
Gardening
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Farmer Brown's, located at 1600
South Patterson Street in Valdosta,
GA 31601 is a family owned and
operated business that has been
serving Valdosta and surrounding
communities since 1979. Famier
The Farm
Wife
at Two Pennies Farm
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Philippine Lilies are
beginning their bloom
cycle. If you can find the
bulbs, it is not too late
to plant them and get
established this summer
for the future. The lilies
have many buds per stalk
and are similar in stature
to an Easter lily. When the
bulbs are fully established,
they will produce stalks
with multiple trumpet style
blooms. The Philippine lily
makes a nice cut flower
addition to your garden.
This lily endures, and
just might even love the
summer heat. They seem
to thrive in it, so they
would love our area in the
summer. With their height
of 3 to 4 feet when mature,
the Philippine lily makes
a great backdrop in your
garden display, especially
if you have shorter
blooming plants in front
of them. Or the Philippine
lily can make a stand-alone
statement.
Brown's supports over 100 area and surrounding area farmers. They believe that buying
local is the best way to ensure customers the very best in fresh fruits and vegetables
because they know and understand the importance of the very best for your family!
Brown's offers a full line of fresh fruits, vegetables, local honey, fresh jams and jellies,
great homemade salsa, home made sauces, and special made butters to both retail and
wholesale customers. Now, I have to say, my favorite homemade butter is, Peach Butter
with Honey and delicious Butterfly Blueberry Butter . While you are there pick up a
bottle of their Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar! Tremendous!
Farmer Brown's also has a wide selection of pickled vegetables that will fit anyone's
taste buds! If they do not have what you are looking for, let them know and they will
gladly find it and order it for you!
Brown's has been serving the community along with the entire State of Georgia for
over 42 years, and was recently was nominated for the "Best Place To Buy Produce." It
is fun for the whole family. Make a day trip of it. You will love what you find at Farmer
Brown's. I know that their goal is to "harvest the freshest produce period." And they do
just that.
Plan your trip today and visit Farmer Brown's Produce at the address above or you can
visit them online and order at https://www.farmerbrowns.co/ and even better, send them
an email at: farmerbrowns@gmail.com or call (229) 247-4672.
A bonus from the lily
is that it produces viable
seeds from the flowers
that can quickly grow into
blooming size flowers. Just
leave the spent flowers
on the stalks and get
ready for a treat, the seed
pods form a rusty brown
color towards fall, turns
upwards and looks like a
garden candelabra. Cure
the seed stalks off and
walk around your garden
with your candelabra
and let the papery seeds
populate barren areas of
your garden. Normally the
seeds mature to a bloom
producing bulb within 2
years. Enjoy an unusual
summer delight.
As always, join your
local garden club for a
wealth of information and
fellowship.
Fishing in GeorgiaWith Jack
"The Fishing Guy"
Fishing
At Lake
Russell
Fishing is good at Lake
Russell. Really good!
They have a wide variety
of fish. Like, largemouth
bass, spotted bass, channel
catfish, black crappie,
white crappie, rainbow
trout, bluegill, redbreast
A recreation
paradise,
Richard B
Russell Lake
is a 26,650-
acre reservoir
located on
the eastern
Georgia
border
sunfish, redear sunfish,
white perch, yellow perch
and striped bass at Richard
B Russell Lake in Georgia.
with South
Carolina.
All types of
water sports
and on-shore activities are
centered around the 540
miles of shoreline of
Russell Lake. Richard
B Russell State Park,
along with a couple
dozen other areas around
the lake have boat
launch facilities, access
for shoreline fishing,
campgrounds, RV spaces
and picnic areas. But
the real attraction here is
the fishing.
The lake supports both
warm-water species and
cold-water species of fish
that all thrive in the lakes
waters. The undeveloped,
natural shoreline allows
anglers to fish the brush,
rocks and wood that bass
and other fish use as
hideouts. Canoes, kayaks
and fishing from the
bank are all popular at
Richard B. Russell Lake.
For reservations for local
camping call Richard
B Russell State Park
Campground at 706 213-
2045. There are over 20
other recreation or public
access areas on Lake
Russell. 8 on the Georgia
side and 13 on the side of
South Carolina. You can
pretty much choose either
side to visit. You will not
be disappointed!
I didn’t think I would cry. After all. I’ve known you less
than 24 hours.
I met you a week ago at, of all places, the dumpsters in
Newington. I had just finished flinging bags into the bin
when I turned around to see you crawl out from under the
other dumpster. You walked right up, sat down in front of
me and opened your mouth wide. “Oh, look at you! A silent
meow-er.” You tried to rub against my ankles. You were
disgustingly dirty and so thin. But you were quite the chamier
and I risked petting you with one finger. You gave another
silent meow and looked at my open truck door. “Oh, honey.
I can’t take you home. I’ve got four dogs in there and they
would eat you up.”
I bought a tin of sardines. If I couldn’t take you home, I
could at least get you something to eat.
You were on my mind all weekend. I talked to some friends
that do animal rescue and checked out some resources online.
I would bring home every stray animal in the world, if I
could. At the same time, I can’t see a need and turn my face
away. You had four big wounds on your face. You were
filthy where healthy cats keep their fur clean. You were
using your ribs to breathe instead of your diaphragm and were
struggling at that. I knew you were sick and was worried you
had feline leukemia (FeLV) and/or feline immunodeficiency
virus (FIV). Both viruses are incurable and contagious to
other cats.
I told Hubs I was going to go get you. I’ll give him credit;
he doesn’t always understand my animal loving ways, but
he supports me when it counts.
So I drove over to the dumpsters, and as soon as you
heard me call, you came out from under the bin. You were
so verminous I hesitated to pick you up, but you were too
weak to resist being crated. Once home, I got you set up in
an isolation crate in Hub’s shop. You seemed happy with
your new digs and clean food. You would eat a few bites
then lay down. Eat a few bites then nap. That was odd, but
I knew you were weak.
Once you were settled, I phoned Fixing the Boro to set up
an appointment to bring you in but they were closed until
July 31. I could care for you until then.
This morning Hubs came in from his shop and said, “You
need to get that cat to the vet. He’s really struggling to
breathe.” I’ve been in this situation before and I knew this
could be several hundred dollars. “He’s struggling. Find out
what’s wrong and the cost to fix it and then we can decide
what to do,” Hubs countered.
The minute they saw you at the vet they whisked you off.
My heart sank; this couldn’t be good. Dr. Renee explained all
the things that could be going on with you, the test involved
in the work up and their costs, and your possible prognosis
based on the test results. We decided to start with a few basic
tests, and then decide where to go from there.
There were no obvious, structural reasons for your belly
breathing, you were anemic and worst of all, you were FIV
positive. You weigh three and a half pounds when you
should weigh at least six. I could spend hundreds to find out
everything you were suffering from, but it’s highly unlikely
you would survive the treatments. You would die slowly,
struggling to breathe. I couldn’t bear that thought.
The first time I held you and stroked your fur was when
you took your final breath. I could faintly smell the dumpster
on your fur when I leaned in and kissed you for the first and
last time. You were loved and not alone. I had you less than
24 hours, but in that short time I could see the wonderful,
affectionate cat you would have been.
I didn’t think I would cry. After all. I’ve known you less
than 24 hours.
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PLANTING DAYS ACCORDING TO MOON SIGNS
Above-ground crops: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,12
Root crops: 13,16,17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27
Seed beds: 8, 9, 25, 26, 27
Kill plant pests: 1, 2, 3, 4,10,11,14,15,18, 19, 23, 24, 28,
29,30,31
FISHING DAYS FOR JULY 2022
Best: 14,15,16,17, 25
Good: 8, 9,12, 13, 26, 27
Fair: 3, 4,10,11, 20, 21, 22, 31
Po°r:i, 2, 5, 6, 7, 18,19, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30
PLANTING TABLE FOR JULY
Gardens: Continue to plant cabbage to transplant later,
and also plant onion sets, rutabaga, snap beans, butter
beans, pole beans and corn. Plant fall potatoes.
Flowers: Plant in partly shaded beds and keep well wa
tered achillea, yellow alyssum, aquilegia, perennial aster,
English daisies, hardy carnation, chrysanthemums, core
opsis, delphinium, hardy pinks foxgloves, gaillardia, pe
rennial lupin, forget-me-nots, sweet williams, wall flow
ers, viola, pansies and others.
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