A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/16/2023 – Pulled up the 2 southmost citrus trees near the west side of driveway and the pear tree at the NE corner of the Lady Daylily Bed. The Blood Orange had never borne fruit and was damaged by the deep freezes this past winter. The satsuma has two main trunks about 18 inches above […]
Continue Reading7/7/2023 – Found carpenter ants in 8-10 pecan trees in the orchard. Also in the northmost tree next to the pole barn and the southmost tree near the house that had been struck by lightning. Killed them with Bifrin IT at 1 oz/gal. They were also around the Sand Pear tree and the Old Oak.
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Continue Reading6/27/2023 – Sowed Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans where the cabbage had tried and the heat and bugs did not let it produce. Sowed them 6 inches apart from 2 packets of 50 seeds each. 100 seeds at 6 inches OC should have made a 50-foot row but they only filled about 30 feet of the […]
Continue Reading6/27/2023 – Side Dressed the okra with 33-0-0 after weeding. The cabbage plants we bought and the ones that came up that we sowed had been eaten badly. Decided not to spray them as the heat of summer will surely not let them produce heads. Will sow Kentucky Wonder Beans in the row this afternoon […]
Continue Reading6/15/2023 Benary’s Giant Mix Zinnia Seed Size: 100 Seeds In Stock Each: $7.35 Quantity: 1 TOTAL $7.35 Durango Outback Mix Marigold Seed Size: 500 Seeds In Stock Each: $10.20 Quantity: 1 TOTAL $10.20 Queen Sophia Marigold Seed Size: 1/8 Ounce In Stock Each: $12.85 Quantity: 1 TOTAL $12.85
Continue ReadingKentucky Bush Bean seed arrived ordered from Isla’s Garden Seed as no one here had any left and we decided to try it again. They did well the first year but repeats were not to great. Kentucky Wonder Bush Bean Seeds for Planting, 30+ Heirloom Seeds Per Packet, (Isla’s Garden Seeds), Non GMO Seeds, Botanical […]
Continue Reading6/9/2023 – Mixed at 1 tbsp gallon and applied two, 2.5 gallon batches to all the peppers and tomatoes.
Continue Reading6/6/2023 – The tallest corn has begun to tassel so side dressed it with 33-0-0. Drew a slot with the corner of the hoe beside each row on the east side (opposite the knee-high side dressing). Threw in about 40 lbs. of the granules. Used the hoe to pull the loose soil over the granules […]
Continue Reading6/5/2023 – Digger Creel gave us 5 Elephant Garlic blubs with dead leaves and blooms he pulled up from his garden yesterday. Following advice here and here they were planted 4-6 inches deep after cutting off the bloom stems and leaves leaving about 10 inches so about 6 inches is sticking above the soil. The […]
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