Plowing A Field, Again
A farmer opens new ground with a plow and in doing this comes a fresh new possibility of a new crop. But what if this field was plowed in early Spring and weather conditions prevented good sprouting and growth? Here in our region the opportunity to replow and replant offers itself to anyone that will take plow in hand, so to speak, and start anew. The corn and black-eyed peas sprout but fail to really grow and produce due to the conditions of early heat and drought? What to plant now knowing that irrigation will have to occur and understanding that the choice of crop will have to coordinate with the time of harvest? Well, one plants pumpkin seeds so that they will grow and turn their characteristic orange in October.