A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/15/2020 – On this hot morning before an all afternoon series of thunderstorms, we widened the narrow bed along the driveway (in the Magnolia Frescati “yard”). It was widened about a shovel width and is now about 3.5 feet wide. Only the large white rose in the center hangs outside the edge. The sod was […]
Continue ReadingSowed 5 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed: around the ponds edge and bald spots; in front of the Shed; and between the barn and grain bin
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – Spread 5 lbs of Pennington Numex Sahara BermudaGrass unhulled seed. The seed was Penkoted and had been treated “with what is commonly known as Stimulate”. It was spread in: the dirt area between the barn and grain bin; the bare spots along old fence line near blueberries; bare spots near the pond gate; […]
Continue Reading4/22/2020 – Mixed one of the two 1-gallon packets of Sedgehammer+ in the 24-D pump up sprayer and sprayed the sedge in the: backyard from the pecans to the pump and kitchen yard. The Active Ingredient is Halosulfuron-methyl 5% Targets: Purple Nutsedge, Yellow Nutsedge, Kyllinga
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3/3/2020 – After Wayne Maples finished the final grading of the pond area this morning we bought two 25 lb bags of Pennington Terra Verde bermuda grass mix and 5 lbs of TifBlair Centipede seed at Hurley Farm & Feed. The day before the soil temperature was 61-63 F, at the end of the fully […]
Continue Reading2/22/2020 – Used the pull-behind sprayer to spray 19 gallons of 1 oz. of Weed Free Zone + 2 tsp of StickerStopper per gallon on the following: Resprayed the surviving weeds in the front and backyard two swathes around the perimeter the area of the septic tank the round areas of former brown patch Sprayed […]
Continue Reading12/24/2019 – Broadcast Elbon Rye and Crimson Clover on old garden, pond field, and burn pile field before the rain that is to start tomorrow–and did. On the 25th it rained all day for a total of 2.92″.
Continue Reading8/9/2019 – Spread 15-0-15 plus 2% iron on the yard from the old azalea row to the fences on the east. south and north sides. The spreader setting at 2.5 was narrow and small lumps in the fertilizer kept stopping the flow. Went many directions to try to get it even at all the different […]
Continue ReadingPeggy had cut the front and side yard last weekend and with no rain it did not grow much. Mary cut it again anyway as well as the pecan orchard over to the garden fence. That area next to the fence had grown too much for the riding lawn mower so I cut it first […]
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