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4/2/2021, Good Friday – This was the first spring fertilizing with 13-13-13 (with no added minerals) of the following. Crepes in the yard, pond yard, and orchard. Small ones got 2 handfuls Large ones got 4 handfuls Two in the pond got 3 handfuls Spireas – 1+ handfuls Indigo Small oaks in the barnyard – […]
Continue ReadingBy April 1: The old oak began flowering in mid-March and new leaves began showing up by April 1. The Nutall oak began leafing out a week ago. A few Crepe Myrtles are budding All the Citrus, peach, and pear trees have leaves Pecan Trees 17 & 18 have their first leaves. The blueberries have […]
Continue Reading1/7/2021 – Pruned the small branches and a few larger ones that were growing toward the center of the Crepes.
Continue Reading9/20/2020 – Given the light rain from Hurricane Sally and the drizzle the past two days, the soil is saturated. Therefore, today is a good day to take pH readings using the meter. The readings are listed below. 9/28/2020 – Spread the lime cited in the table below just before the first cold front blew […]
Continue Reading9/25/2020 – Pulled a string and used the edger to make a straight cut in the grass. The bed depth between the crapes will now be the same as at the crapes.
Continue Reading8/13/2020 – Fed Crape Myrtles 33-0-0 and threw some on the gate beds (inside and out) and the rose/sunflower bed in the southwest corner of the pond field. The marigolds in the two crape beds in the pond yard as well as the sunflowers, have grown well. Surely due to the regular fertilizing of the […]
Continue Reading7/22/2020 – Only had a little 13-13-13. Threw some on all the Crapes east of the driveway.
Continue Reading7/9/2020 – Fed 33-0-0 to: All the Crape Myrtles. Some of the small ones at the grain bin and along the orchard fence have small blooms The tomatoes where the determinates are likely about done but the indeterminates are as high as the wire Lightly on the small plumbagos in the crape bed The grass […]
Continue Reading6/13/2020 – It has been two weeks since feeding the crapes. Fed the large ones about 4 handfuls of 33-0-0. They seem to be blooming more since the last two feedings and that is hopefully making up for the missed feedings in late April and early May. Fed the small oaks (new ones and the […]
Continue Reading6/1/2020 – Fed all Crape Myrtles–in the orchard and the yard–their 2-week feeding to keep them blooming. The fertilizer spread was leftover 15-0-15 and some 33-00-00+00-00-66.
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