What order do I watch the Minami-ke series?

Question

In the Minami-ke franchise, there's:

• Minami-ke
• Minami-ke Betsubara
• Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
• Minami-ke Okaeri
• Minami-ke Okawari
• Minami-ke Omatase; and
• Minami-ke Tadaima

In what order do I watch these series and OVAs?

Answer 1

There are 4 TV series and 3 OVAs in Minami-ke franchise.

The TV series:

• Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)
• Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)
• Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)
• Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)

The OVAs:

• Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)
• Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)
• Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)

Timeline (OVAs are in italic):

• Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)
• Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)
• Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)
• Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)
• Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)
• Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)
• Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)

Source: http://www.myanimelist.net