Gentry’s Farm, Family Owned Since 1849
Allen & Cindy Gentry
Life on a farm can be fun, unpredictable, exciting, tiring, joyful,
frustrating, praise worthy and humbling and that's just one day!
We never worry though, there is nothing a little prayer can't fix.
In early July 2011, on a 98 degree day, Allen started planting
thousands of pumpkin seeds. A week later, sixteen beautiful acres
of tiny plants started to grow in the hot summer sun. We use
a 25 year old tractor and a $100 corn planter. The dirt can't
tell how expensive your equipment is! Allen came in one day from
planting and I scolded him for getting too much sun. His reply,
“Don’t worry, it’ll all wash off!” He was covered in dirt!
Once the seedling breaks through the ground, the green leaves
begin to grow above the ground while tiny roots start to run under
ground. The roots are in search of water and the leaves are looking for
the sun! As soon as the pumpkins begin to grow, the weeds are
not far behind.
Allen uses a cultivator to dig up the weeds and throw
dirt towards the plant to cover the weeds in the row.
This is what the pumpkin plants looked like on July 9th!
And this is what the plants look like on August 16th.
You can't even see the rows now!
Thank you Father for your faithful provisions! Amen
"As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night,
will never cease."
Genisis 8:22
