Vegetable Fruits

by Gil Camporazo February 16, 2018, 6:00 pm 1.1k Views 12 Votes 19 Comments

My son-in-law who’s driving our family service van and I happened to pass by an acre of vegetable fruits plantation like tomatoes, okra, beans, bell pepper, among others.

I met a 40-year old caretaker, Odum and his wife who were harvesting the tomatoes. Almon, my son-in-law bought a full medium plastic bag of tomatoes with a very cheap price.

Okra Plantation

You can see a vast portion of the land is planted with okra which is already bearing flowers and fruits.

ellie925 says:

February 21, 2018 at 4:18 am

Such a beautiful view!

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 21, 2018 at 8:58 am
  
  ……..Do you like it?……..
Windy Grace says:

February 27, 2018 at 5:15 pm

This is beautiful! I have okra seeds to plant this season, but I had never seen the actual plant before. Thanks for helping to prepare me for what I want to grow this year! You ROCK!

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Nocturnal Thinker says:

February 28, 2018 at 2:59 pm

Thank you. It is good to know that you are going to plant this vegetable fruit too.

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Okra flower and fruits

Okra is a good source of potassium, vitamin B, vitamin C, folic acid, and calcium. Its pods are eaten raw, steamed, cooked, or fried, or included in stews and soups.

Strawberry18 says:

February 18, 2018 at 6:55 am

i like okra as well theyre very tasty and nutritious

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 18, 2018 at 1:56 pm
  
  It is good for you that you like the pepper.
  
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lacho59 says:

February 19, 2018 at 1:16 pm

I prefer it in dishes and soups.

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 3:44 pm
  
  You seem to me that you are used to eating this nutritious kind of vegetable fruit, Okra. Aren’t you?
Rex Trulove says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:28 pm

Since it isn’t grown here, we usually have okra only a couple times a year. We don’t care for the sliminess, so have to go through the extra steps of salting it, rinsing it, etc, so they aren’t slimy.

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 5:35 pm
  
  We never mind its slimy oily tendency once it’s cooked. We never do anything. We even dip it to a salt or to a vinegar when eating them.
  
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  - Rex Trulove says:
    
    February 19, 2018 at 5:40 pm
    
    In the southeast US, where they grow a lot of okra, they make use of the sliminess by cooking it into gumbo stew. I’m just not crazy about it. lol Once treated, though, I do like them batter-fried.
    
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    - Nocturnal Thinker says:
      
      February 19, 2018 at 5:51 pm
      
      My wife knows some variety of cooking it.
      
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Acre of veggies fruits plantation

This acre of land is planted with beans, okra, bell pepper, and tomatoes.

Strawberry18 says:

February 18, 2018 at 6:55 am

nice view i missed my bukid life before when still a kid

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 18, 2018 at 1:55 pm
  
  Why? Are you not coming there?
  
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  - Strawberry18 says:
    
    February 19, 2018 at 5:30 am
    
    not anymore because its full of houses now
    
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    - Nocturnal Thinker says:
      
      February 19, 2018 at 7:34 am
      
      Pot gardening can solve the problem. Try it.
lacho59 says:

February 19, 2018 at 1:18 pm

You’ll get a good harvest everything is green

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 3:43 pm
  
  Sorry, it is not my garden. It is Odum’s as I have mentioned it in my post.
Rex Trulove says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:32 pm

That would produce a lot of veggies and fruits! We grow a lot of beans, peppers, and tomatoes here, too. However, by ‘a lot’, I mean that we usually have one 20 foot row of beans, a dozen tomato plants, and maybe 10 pepper plants. Of course, we also grow other things; lettuce, chard, beets, eggplants, cantaloupe, cucumbers, squash, carrots, pumpkins, and so forth.

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 5:48 pm
  
  That’s wonderful. You’ve lots of vegetables to raise. ?
  
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  - Rex Trulove says:
    
    February 19, 2018 at 6:04 pm
    
    Yes, and herbs, too. I have some planted in starter pots already, though they will likely be grown in containers this year rather than in the garden.
    
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    - Nocturnal Thinker says:
      
      February 20, 2018 at 1:40 am
      
      Here, that’s what we alternate gardening by using pot or container.
      
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      - Rex Trulove says:
        
        February 20, 2018 at 2:47 am
        
        I often use containers, even for tomatoes and peppers, because we are limited in garden space. Plants growing in pots also tend to be a little easier to protect from the deer since the pots can be moved.
        
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Green Bell Pepper

Green bell peppers (unripe) are rich sources of antioxidants and vitamin C.

Strawberry18 says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:31 am

it is they look like fruit right

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 7:33 am
  
  Yes, that’s why they’re called vegetable fruit.
lacho59 says:

February 19, 2018 at 1:19 pm

I love them stuffed with rice and mince baked in an oven

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 3:42 pm
  
  We did it differently. While we boil or cook the rice, we place it on top of the rice which is about to be cooked. It is just like steaming it.
  
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Rex Trulove says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:33 pm

I enjoy stuffed bell peppers but also put them in spaghetti sauce and chili sauce.

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 5:46 pm
  
  Not only that, red pepper is used also in pizza pie. Have you noticed that?
  
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  - Rex Trulove says:
    
    February 19, 2018 at 6:06 pm
    
    Some time ago, I managed a pizza parlor. lol The yellow, red, and orange varieties give color to food. In fact, when I make zucchini relish, I usually add red bell peppers to it for color.
    
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    - Nocturnal Thinker says:
      
      February 20, 2018 at 1:37 am
      
      …..? no wonder why, you know the other uses of colored peppers…..
      
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Red Bell Pepper (Ripe)

In red bell pepper. the level of carotene and lycopene is nine times higher than in green bell peppers. Red bell peppers have twice the vitamin C content of green bell peppers.

lacho59 says:

February 19, 2018 at 1:21 pm

Roasted and boiled eggs are very tasty

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 3:39 pm
  
  Yap, I have tried to roast the okra and have it dip to a vinegar or to a sauce. It’s yummy and tasty.
Rex Trulove says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:35 pm

A couple of years ago, we also grew yellow ones and orange ones. The flavor was the same but it sure made the garden more colorful.

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 5:44 pm
  
  That gives the plantation looks colorful then.
  
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Windy Grace says:

February 27, 2018 at 5:18 pm

You take the most beautiful, vivid photographs, Nocturnal Thinker! I’m jealous! 😉

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- Nocturnal Thinker says:
  
  February 28, 2018 at 2:58 pm
  
  Is that so? Well, I am not a professional photographer. I just capture it using my cellphone camera.
  
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  - Windy Grace says:
    
    March 1, 2018 at 2:08 pm
    
    Yes! Well, then, with a professional camera, you’d be unmatched!

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Written by Gil Camporazo

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ellie925 says:

February 21, 2018 at 4:19 am

Wonderful photos! I also remember the times when I was little and my grandmother would scold me for passing through the vegetable garden.
Rex Trulove says:

February 19, 2018 at 5:36 pm

I’m hoping that this year will be a good garden year. Planting time is only about three months away. :))

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 5:41 pm
  
  Hope it will be a good planting season in your place.
  
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  - Rex Trulove says:
    
    February 19, 2018 at 6:11 pm
    
    Me too! The snow is actually a really good sign since it means that there will be plenty of moisture in the spring.
    
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    - Gil Camporazo says:
      
      February 20, 2018 at 1:35 am
      
      I tend to believe you that you’re a good agriculturist by experience. That’s good. ?
      
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      - Rex Trulove says:
        
        February 20, 2018 at 2:56 am
        
        Thank you. I’ve been gardening for about a half century and I’m the groundskeeper at church, mostly tending the flower beds.
        
        The snow can fool people, though. Last year, snowfall records were broken all over Montana. When it started warming up, there was more snow on the ground than ever recorded. The problem is that when it started warming up, it got hot and dry all at once. That happens now and then but with all the snow melting rapidly, the grass and weeds grew very well, then they all dried out. Lightning caused fires started up and caught large sections of forest on fire. It was a dry summer, so it went from bad to worse. By the time cool, wet weather arrived (early, thank God), 9 million acres of forest had burned.
        
        So the snow we have and will be getting is a good sign, provided we have an average spring and summer.
        
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lacho59 says:

February 19, 2018 at 1:23 pm

This brought me back in time when I had the opportunity to own a vegetable garden.

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 19, 2018 at 3:37 pm
  
  Now, you don’t have a piece of garden. Pot gardening will do.
Strawberry18 says:

February 18, 2018 at 7:01 am

you remind me of my childhood days

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 18, 2018 at 1:50 pm
  
  Is that true? I am pleased therefore.
Gil Camporazo says:

February 18, 2018 at 4:32 am

Thanks……………….

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LaJenna says:

February 18, 2018 at 12:45 am

I try to eat healthy, and thank you.

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 18, 2018 at 4:29 am
  
  That’s good for they’re nutritious.
Carol DM says:

February 17, 2018 at 10:08 pm

Again, you are lucky to find so many fresh vegetables, nothing more healthy!

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 18, 2018 at 4:30 am
  
  Yes I did………………
MommyofEli2013 says:

February 17, 2018 at 1:44 am

Great photos, thank you for sharing!

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 17, 2018 at 1:54 am
  
  thank you……………
  
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Branka Drobnjak says:

February 16, 2018 at 8:09 pm

beautiful post, thanks for sharing. I like peppers

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- Gil Camporazo says:
  
  February 17, 2018 at 1:55 am
  
  thank you……………

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