Purchased Ag Spray Equipment’s 25-gallon ATV Boomless Sprayer
3/21/2023 – Purchased Ag Spray Equipment’s 25-gallon ATV Boomless Sprayer at G&D. Manual here.
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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
March 21, Last Frost of Spring 2023
3/21/2023 – This morning was the last frost in what has been a mild winter since the deep freezes just before Christmas. Yesterday morning, the temp fell to 28° with a solid frost and stung the new hydrangea leaves and all the amaryllis blooms.
Continue ReadingFingerlings, Seeds, Seedlings, & Lemon Tree Purchased at G&D
3/17 & 18/2023 – Picked up two more grass carp from Alabama Fish And Pond at G&D to replace the one lost in the little pond. Dale said since it appeared to be pecked behind the head Blue Heron is likely the cause. We have seen a Blue on the edge of the pond. While […]
Continue ReadingBought Fertilizer at GreenPoint AG
2/23/2023 – Bought:
Continue ReadingSowed Tomato and Pepper Seeds in the Greenhouse
2/22/2023 – Mary sowed the following in individual small pots sitting in trays in the greenhouse. The tomatoes are in 2-inch square deep pots with Miracle Grow potting soil in the lower half and Jiffy Seed Starting soil in the upper half where the seed was sowed 1/4 inch deep. The peppers were in standard […]
Continue ReadingSeed Orders for 2023 Garden
From HOSS Better Boy Tomato – 50 seeds $5.99 National Pickling Cucumber $3.99 Ordered 1/4/23 Cheers Cabbage × 1 $3.99 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99 Ordered 1/11/2023 From SESE Name Quantity Item Price Item Total Cajun Jewel Okra, 4g Item #69102 1 $3.25 $3.25 Cayenne, Carolina Hot Pepper, 0.3g Item #46521 1 $3.50 $3.50 Charleston Belle […]
Continue ReadingFirst deep freeze-27 degrees
11/18/2022 – We have had several frosts but everything lived through them. Today it was 27 degrees at sunrise and a hard frost that killed the tomatoes, and squash in the garden as well as the periwinkles in the yard.
Continue ReadingSowed Elbon Rye in Garden & Ryegrass on Ranger’s field
10/28/2022 – Sowed Elbon Rye in the garden as a cover crop. Disked it in with the disk only 1-2 inches deep. Spread 25 lbs. of Winter Ryegrass on Ranger’s field other than a maybe 50-ft wide swath from the north garden fence along the east fence to the north fence. That was more seed […]
Continue ReadingSowed Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage
10/24/2022 – Sowed Cabbage in the south half of row 42ft. The row has had a drip line going for several weeks and so was nicely damp. Used the 6-in dribbler and put 2-3 seeds in every other hole so they are 12 in. apart. Raked dirt over them and tamped down with the garden […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Flower & Pepper Seeds From HOSS
Price Subtotal Benary Giant Zinnia Mix – 250 seeds Benary Giant Zinnia Mix – 250 seeds quantity + $6.50 Iberia Cayenne Pepper Iberia Cayenne Pepper quantity 30 seeds $2.50 Benary Giant Yellow Zinnia – 50 seeds Benary Giant Yellow Zinnia – 50 seeds quantity, 2 packs $3.99 Over 100 different varieties are marked 50% off […]
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