Author: Tom
Sowed Peas and Beans
5/4/2022 – Sowed 8 rows of peas and beans as listed below. The seeds were sown 1″ deep in the top of a low hill pulled up on top of 1 pint (1 lb) of 0-0-60 spread between the tracks in each row. Sowed the peas with the HOSS seeder with plate 5 and Plate […]
Continue ReadingSowed Squash, Cucumbers, Cantaloupe, & Radishes
4/25/2022 – Sowed: Autumn Frost F1 Squash – N/68ft Honeynut Squash – N/68ft Ashley Cucumbers – S/55ft Sugar Cube Cucumbers – N/55ft Hales Best Cantaloupe – S/55ft Cherry Belle Radishes- N/68ft White Icicle Radish- N/68ft
Continue ReadingPlanted squash, basil, and pepper seedlings
4/20/2022 – Planted squash, basil, and pepper seedlings raised in the greenhouse. Marked rows with the tractor running the rear wheel about a foot away from the previous track making the rows 5-6 feet apart. In the Squash rows in the south-half spread between the tracks 13-13-13 with about 1 teaspoon of borax per 60-foot […]
Continue ReadingToday began identifying rows by citing them as “N/XXft”
4/20/2022 – Today Began Identifying Rows By Citing Them As “N/XXft” I.E. N or S for North or South Half then how far they are from the east fence.
Continue ReadingPlanted Yellow Onion Sets & Basil
4/15/2022 – Planted yellow onion sets in a double row, 20 feet long next to the flowers on the west side, north half, south end of the row. Used the double row dribble that puts the rows 6 inches apart and the sets 4 inches apart. The row is 69 feet from the east fence. […]
Continue ReadingStaked Tomatoes and Wove 1st String
4/13/2022 – We had saved 4 small tomato seedlings to replace any that died and only one died. Mary planted them. Placed the treated stakes between every other one (4′ o.c.) and placed the first run of the Florida Weave. Many have blooms. Mary also cut off or shortened the leaves that were on or […]
Continue ReadingSowed Beach Sunflowers and Marigolds in the Garden
4/11/2022 – Mary sowed Beach sunflower seeds and marigold seed we saved last year. The sunflowers were sowed in a narrow band along the grass on the SW edge where they have been in the past years. The marigolds are in a 5 ft wide by about 10 feet of the wide area along the […]
Continue ReadingSowed G90 Corn for 2022
4/11/2022 – This sowing follows what we did on 3/20/2021. Sowed 8 rows of the 10 planned of G90 corn in the south half east side where we first planted corn 3 years ago. The seed was bought last year, luckily, as there is a shortage like everything else in these Biden times. Found some […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Crepes and Blueberries
4/10/2022 – Spread 15-0-15 under the Crepe Myrtles cited below that are budding out and 3-4 feet out from the blueberries as all are blooming. The two along the rail fence in the Pond Yard The small ones around the grain bin Those in the pecan orchard including the big one at the rail fence […]
Continue Reading