Fed Spinach and Onions
4/4/2021 – Fed Miracle Grow at 1 tbsp per gallon to: the baby spinach in both gardens and, the white and yellow onion sets in the big garden. They are 2-4″ high.
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Loosened rows in the north half as very crusty from heavy rain
4/2/2021 – Loosened sides of rows north half with Fergie & cultivator then 4-tine hoe as very crusty from heavy rain. Then used the 4-tine hoe to loosen soil between the dual onion rows and along each side of the dual spinach rows. There were noticeably many more 2-leaf weeds growing in that row. That […]
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Planted Onion Sets and Spinach
3/16/2021 – We, with Piper and Olivia’s help, planted 1 lb each of white and yellow onion sets and pre-sprouted spinach seeds in the big garden next to the flower area on the west edge next to the blooming Sand Pear Tree. The onion sets were placed with the help, for the first time, of […]
Continue ReadingSowed Spinach & Planted Tomatoes in Mary’s garden
3/15/2021 – Sowed presprouted Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach seeds & planted Super Sweet tomatoes in Mary’s garden. The spinach seeds had been soaked overnight, drained, and put into a pint mason jar with the lid on it. The jar was put into the butter tray of the outside refrigerator. The seeds had grown a white […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Trays and Seeds from Harris Seeds
3/8/2021 Product image Description Quantity Price Spinach Corvair F1 OrganicSeed / Organic / 50 Seeds 1 $2.00 Zinnia Benary’s Giant MixSeed / Untreated / 50 Seeds 1 $4.10 Marking Pen – 1 Each 1 $3.95 Jiffy No Drainage Trays – 12 Count 1 $18.95 Show more Description Price My order subtotal $29.00 Shipping $7.30 Taxes […]
Continue ReadingDeep Cold Nights & Veggie Impacts
2/16/2021 – So far this winter we have had four spells of 2-3 nights in a row in the mid to high 20° temperatures. This morning the low here at Sundown Farms was 20° and did not get above freezing until noon. By sundown, the temperature was again below 32° and fell to 25° by […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosad on both Gardens
11/27/2020 – Both gardens are infested with very small dark flies whose wings stick straight out, fly away fast and are knocked down by the Spinosad. There are many small round holes in the leaves of the mustards and some in the cabbage, radish, bok choy, and chard leaves. This plants were wet from the […]
Continue ReadingSowed Lettuce, Spinach, & Broccoli
11/20/2020 – Sowed: Salad Bowl Lettuce Started pre-soak at 5 AM in warm water Sowed in the south half of Row 11 three hours after watering the row. Raked out the damp soil and sprinkled on the damp seeds mixed with grits. Broomsdale Spinach Started pre-soak in the refrigerator Tuesday; i.e. three days ago. Rinsed […]
Continue ReadingSowed BLS Spinach
11/08/2020 – As the weather is cooler and no days in the mid to high 80°, maybe we can get a crop of spinach. Sowed Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach seeds bought 11/5/2020 at St. Elmo F&S. 11/5/2020, 3 PM, three days before this post, put ¼ oz of seeds into our well water to soak […]
Continue ReadingSowed Spinach, Carrots, & Lettuce
09/30/2020 – The first real cold front blew through yesterday and daytime temps for the next week are suppose to be in the 70s. Therefore, we sowed the following. Bolero Carrots – Soaked overnight Buttercrunch Lettuce – In row 11, pre-sprouted in the refrigerator beginning 9/27 Bloomsdale Spinach – In Row 10, Put into the […]
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