Garden Trivia Revealed

Are you all ready for the big reveal from Confession of a Gardener? Well here goes............

1.

This one is easy..........Green Beans--bush not pole.

2.

Any guesses on this one? I'll give you a hint, we like it fried or pickled..........give up?

It's Okra.

3.

This one is such a cute little plant.

They're radishes.

4.

I gave the a hint on this one, it is not food but a common garden dweller. Guesses?

Zinnias.

5.

Again a cute little plant that looks nothing like this picture in adulthood.

Broccoli.......Yum

6.

This one I noted as Kylee's plant and that she will be selling them. Any clue to what they are?

Pumpkins, of course.

7.

Corn.....duh

8.

I just love all these little grassy sprouts.......they're carrots.

9.

This is one veggie that won't last long in my house.

Green Peppers.

10.

Coffee...........duh!

Just kidding, they're tomatoes or tomottoes, depending on how you say it.

Did you guess any right?

Pork Trivia

 Missouri ranks 7th among all the states in pork production producing 6% of the U.S. Pork.


 In 2006 the pork industry created nearly 25,000 jobs.

 The pork industry contributes more than $1 billion dollars to Missouri’s economy.

 The biggest pig ever recorded was 5 feet tall and weighed over 2,500 pounds! That’s as big as a car.

 Pigs can’t sweat. They don’t have sweat glands.

 It only takes around 160 days to raise a pig to market weight of 220 pounds. That’s just over 5 months.
They sure grow up fast!

 A pig’s Squeal Can Reach 115 Decibels–that’s as loud as a supersonic jet engine. You better cover your ears when they start squealing!

 Pigs, both wild and domestic, eat fruits and veggies but they will also eat eggs, birds, rodents, even snakes. Maybe that’s why they’re called pigs.