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2/14/2022 – Five grow boxes arrived like those Frank & Peggy use. The idea is they will provide large planting areas—as compared to pots—inside the greenhouse similar to the hoop houses where crops are planted in the ground. Today they were filled with Miracle Grow potting mix and planted with Bonnie’s lettuce, thyme, and spinach. […]
Continue Reading3/2/2022 – mixed 32 oz of WFZ in 13 gallons of water with non-ionic surfactant in the pull-behind sprayer in the back of the Gator. Sprayed: the front yard the east side yard north to the gate the backyard from the pecans to the driveway along both sides of the driveway three swaths along the […]
Continue Reading3/1/2022 – Mary sowed Prospera DMR F1 OG basil seed (bought from Johnny’s) in 3″ pots in two 6×2 trays. Put them on the germination hot mat set to 78°.
Continue Reading3/1/2022 – Pulled up the westmost row in the north half that still allows 3-5 feet for flowers. Sowed 30 feet of Cheers Cabbage about 12″ apart in the north half of that row. The next morning bought Cherry Belle Radish seeds at Hurley F&S and sowed about 6 feet immediately south of the cabbage. […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – Tilled the bed with the JD Tiller where the daylilies were removed this morning on the south side of the grain bin between the entry platform and the firewood shed. Dug up the Blue Plumbagos that were established between the parent and the grass at the SE and SW corner of the house. […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – The daylilies Mary started from seed and profuscations were not doing well along the south edge of the grain bin. We moved them to the north end of the original yard vegetable garden next to the 8 daylilies we moved there last fall. Although they did not have a good leaf density they […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – Sowed 13′ of a double row of Florida Broadleaf Mustard (bought today at St. Elmo F&S) in the second row from the west in the north half. Lightly watered them in again and lightly watered the rest of that row and the westmost row that was planted a few days ago. As the […]
Continue Reading2/20/2022 – This morning was supposed to be the last morning in the low 30’s with the high to be in the mid-60s for at least a week. So, disked the garden again. Drove the rows. Spread 8-8-8 between the tire tracks and pulled up the rows with the hiller. We sowed in the westmost […]
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Filamentous algae has come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 2-5 feet from the water’s edge. 3/1/2022 – The above spraying did not seem to have any impact so resprayed it with a mixture of 8 oz./2 gallons.
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Mary sowed 12 each in 3″ pots in trays the following: Carolina Wonder Sweet Bell Pepper Everman Jalapenos Carolina Cayennes They were sowed in Miracle Grow’s seeding mix and put on the germination mat set to 85°. All of them were 2021 seeds. Before sowing, read https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_sweet_peppers/
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