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5/26/2022 – Rain for the past 3 days is sure to make the small spots of blight black spots multiply so sprayed the tomatoes with Mancozeb mixed at 1 oz./gallon. Roses also are starting to show some black spots so sprayed them with the same solution. 5/27/2022 – Sprayed Epsom Salts on Tomatoes & Peppers […]
Continue Reading5/25/2022 – Seminole Pumpkin Seed arrived from SESE.
Continue Reading5/25/2022 – Thunderstorms before dawn blew down about a third of the corn.
Continue ReadingSide dressed tomatoes lightly with a mixture of 13-13-13 plus 0-0-60 A new tomato side-dressing mixture devised here is to reduce the N (the vines are growing fast with the 13-13-13 below the hill) while providing a high level of potassium as recommended in the link from TomatoDirt.com below. The tomatoes are healthy and grow […]
Continue Reading5/22/2022 – The Ashley cucumbers came up well and were too thick. To thin them some were transplanted to the adjacent empty space in the same row at 12-inch spacing. The total row length is now about 30 feet. Only about half of the year-old Delta Squash seed came up. Filled in the row with […]
Continue ReadingMay 18, 2022, Order details RED VOLUNTEER BLACK EYED STELLA BUTTERED POPCORN NATURE BOY – 2x HAPPY RETURNS FIRST LADY BARBARA
Continue ReadingMary sowed marigold and zinnia seeds in the wide row on the west edge of the north half. The varieties were: Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Cherry Queen from Outside Pride (red) Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Canary Bird from Outside Pride (yellow) Marigold, French Queen Sophia from Johnny’s in 2020 Zinnia Red Beauty from SESE in […]
Continue ReadingMay 14, 2022. Sowed Clemson Spineless and Red Burgundy Okra soaked in warm water starting at 5 AM. Spread 13-13-13 between the tracks then pulled up a low hill. Sowed the seeds at about 9 AM (4 hours of soaking time) using the PVC/funnel drop tool. Clemson Spineless – N/61ft Red Burgundy Okra – S/48ft […]
Continue Reading5/13/2022 – Fertilized the following: Magnolias in the Pond Yard with 13-13-13 fertilizer 2+ cups. Spread evenly in a donut-shaped area from the tips of the canopy to 3 feet beyond the canopy. Gardenias in the backyard’s west bed next to the house with about a pint each of the 13-6-6 time release with trace […]
Continue ReadingRelocated: Marigolds from around the new rose in front of the picture window to: the SE corner of the front yard along the fence between the driveway and the pond-yard gate to the new bed at the end of the old azaleas on the east side of the walk-through. Note – They were 18″ high […]
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