Harvest vegetables such as beans, peas, squash, cucumbers and okra regularly to prolong production and enjoy peak freshness.  Eat “high on the hog” this month and in July and preserve enough to last during the winter months ahead.  For best results, harvest onions and Irish potatoes when two-thirds of the tops have died down.  Store potatoes in a cool, dark place and onions in a dry, airy place.  Clean off rows of early crops as soon as they are through bearing and use rows for replanting or keep them fallow for fail crops.  Water as needed.  Plant sweet potatoes and a a second planting of Southern peas.

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