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Okra or Gumbo—The best quality is when (he pods are two to three inches long. I hey may have to he harvested daily to yet the ideal quality si/e. Pick within a lew days alter the flower petals have fallen whether pods are to he used or not. It pods are allowed to ripen, the plant ceases to produce.
Potatoes — Dig them whenver the tubers are large enough to eat. Dig only what will be used immediately, because they keep better in the soil than in a warm house or basement. Harvest when the tops have died down but before the first heavy Iree/e. When digging, avoid skinning. Avoid long exposure of potatoes to light.
Tomatoes—Harvest them when fully vine-ripened and dark red. Regardless of the state of maturity, picked tomatoes should be put in the shade, not the sun. Light is not necessary for immature tomatoes to ripen> Sun causes uneven ripening and abnormal color formation.
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