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5/15/2020 – In Row 10, south half, sowed a double row of Texas Creme Peas and in Row 11 sowed a double row of Mississippi Creme Peas. Sowed with the HOSS seeder with plate 5. Seed depth was about 3/4″. The individual rows are about 12″ apart. The soil was very dry so we watered […]
Continue Reading4/27/2020 – Cultivated the 2nd corn planting, that is 4 rows, in rows 7 to 11. Also cultivated the peas and the zipper pea row that did not come up to get it ready to plant MS Creme Peas tomorrow. The cultivating left a perfect slot next to the corn for the side-dressing of 33-0-0 […]
Continue Reading4/4/2020 – In the north half’s 9th row, where the Silver Queen Corn did not germinate, we tilled the soil and planted two rows 12″ apart of the PEPH seeds bought in January that is suspected to be last year’s seed and old. Planted them with the brand new HOSS seeder using plate 5 and […]
Continue Reading4/4/2020 – The Pinkeye Purple Hull seed Mary, Piper, and Olivia sowed on 3/17/20 only had scattered germination. On 4/3, I re-hilled the rows to fluff them up and hopefully break up the sod lumps left from the Elbon Rye cover crop. The soil still looked lumpy so ran through it with the Troyblt cultivator. […]
Continue Reading3/29/2020 – The PEPH and Kentucky Wonder Bush bean germination is very poor and the okra seeds (saved from okra grown last year) has not germinated…but that could be just okra. There has been no rain since 3/3/2020–3.5 weeks–but we have watered everything at least every other day. Soil temps taken this afternoon with the […]
Continue Reading3/17/2020 – Spread the 0-0-60 potash bought for the peas and beans between the Fergie tracks. Using the analysis for the corn here, that used 15-0-15 to be spread at 4 pts/60′ row [to apply 120 lbs/ac per the soil test], 0-0-60 is 4 times more concentrated so should only apply 1/4th as much. So, […]
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7/17/2019 – The peas, G-90 corn, Silver King Corn, squash, and cucumbers were done and the freezer is full. Within 3 weeks we need to plant the first of the fall garden and have to get the east side ready. So, mowed them down and will disk those areas tomorrow. We have also decided to […]
Continue Reading7/14/2019 – We shelled about 7 gallons of PEPH peas and have two quart bags of peas to freeze and a good mess to cook. There will be a few more to pick but they are about done. The daily rain has increased the amount of fruit rot and the bugs. The Texas Cream Peas […]
Continue ReadingA few of the peas had dried to a yellow husk but most were filled out nicely and shelled well. Got from the five rows enough for a meal. There will be many more soon.
Continue ReadingWe planted the only area that had not been planted next to the pecan trees and planted the last of the peas and KWB beans. In the photo below the near five rows are Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans that Mary loves. The three rows in the southwest corner are Texas Cream Peas in the one […]
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