A farmer works in acres not hours.
02/??/2021 https://www.hawkslandscape.com/redbud-pruning-winter-care-and-fertilizing/ Protect young trunk from rabbits eating them Fertilize in holes at tree line with 10-10-10 once per year or Miracle Grow as normally done but 3-4 times per year starting in late April and ending in July.
Continue Reading10/29/2020 – The north and the west ones were all the way over lying to the north. Dug out some of the muck on the south side and stood them up. The south shorter one—south most—only went over to about 45°. Set four new T-posts (i.e. one additional) to support them.
Continue Reading2/21/2020 – To hopefully prevent the usual aphid infestation on the Frescati we applied a systemic following the Neem Oil foliage drench a few weeks ago. Mixed 1.5 fl. oz. of Martin’s Dominion Tree & Shrub per one (1) gallon of water and poured it slowly from a watering can in a 3-ft band around […]
Continue ReadingSpread by hand 13-13-13 on the blooming blueberries at the rate of two handfulls for the small ones and 4-6 for the larger. Had about a quart left in the bucket so threw in around the backside of the oak and thinly around the sides.
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2/25/2019 – Disked the plot again with the improved drag that still left grooves at the back outside disks. Raked them out and leveled the area. Planted the Florida King Peach and Pineapple Pear trees bought last week at Blair’s. Spread the wildflower seeds from American Meadows for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in the northeast corner […]
Continue Reading1/27/2019 – We cut out dead wood, water sprouts, limbs that were out of balance, and the little junk on the following trees: the new Shumard Oak in the barnyard; the live oak just west of the grain bin; the live oak at the northwest corner of the barn next to the ditch; the pear […]
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We bought and planted a 30-gallon Shumard Oak tree in the Barn Yard to someday shade the south-most section where the shop will be…someday. Bought it for $150 from Brian, the owner of Hilltop Tree Farm LLC on Grand Bay-Wilmer Road.
Continue Reading11/10/2018 – For the past several weeks I have enjoyed collecting the different pecans and studying pecan websites and papers to identify the “cultivars”. Of course, that lead to a new part of this website Pecans, and the pages for each of the ten cultivars of the 39 pecan trees in the orchard, barnyard, and […]
Continue ReadingJuly 6 & 7, 2017 – As the row of pecan trees next to the house back to the grain bin had become very tall and spindly–growing so close together–Steve Cain’s (Cain’s Tree and Landscaping) advice was to “top” them so they would not be so susceptible to high winds. We also decided to top rather […]
Continue ReadingMeyer Lemon http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/49905/ http://floridata.com/Plants/Rutaceae/Citrus%20meyeri/1067 River Birch http://homeguides.sfgate.com/river-birch-tree-43016.html Trees for the Eastern Shore Go to the pdf file here. Dogwood Trees Planting Dogwood Care Bare root and burlap dogwood trees should be transplanted in late fall or early spring. Container grown trees can be transplanted any time of the year, provided they are watered regularly after […]
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