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9/17/2021 – We took readings in evenly scattered locations in the Yard and Gardens. The soil was very damp from the rain yesterday and 5″ from TD Nicholas. The readings were as follows. Yard Backyard 6.2 north 5.9 south. East side yard 6.3 north of gate Front Yard 6.0 – front of Red Bud Tree […]
Continue Reading9/16/2021 – Bought three 3-gallon Double Knock Out Roses at Blairs grown by Star Roses and Plants. Two replaced the original Knock Out on the west side of the front porch that died and was removed this morning. The third one replaced a Hybrid Tea in the bed along the kitchen wall just north of […]
Continue Reading9/10/2021 This is a follow-up check and treatment of the first check/treatment on August 3. The Frescati is still struggling and has some small leaves, although more than in the spring, but still sparse. pH readings with the Kell meter about 8 feet from the outside of the multi-trunk were: North – 5.0 NE – […]
Continue Reading9/16/2021 – The water is deep along the edge due to the 5″ of rain yesterday. So, sprayed 5 ft. out with a mix of 4.6 oz of Cutrine Plus in 2 gallons in the 2-gallon sprayer-the standard mix for my 2-gallon sprayer to spray the entire edge. This time sprayed a small droplet on […]
Continue Reading9/15/2021 – Ordered from HOSS Tools. The below paragraphs are from their web page. Red Creole, Plethora, and Savannah Sweet are all short-day onion varieties. Each bundle contains 50 plants. Red Creole Onion is an heirloom, open-pollinated variety that produces bright red, flat onions. This is a short-day onion that performs well in southern climates. […]
Continue Reading9/14, 15, & 16/2021 – TD Nicholas, previously Hurricane Nicholas when it made landfall southwest of Houston, traveled south of Houston as a TS then across Louisiana and Mississippi reaching us as a TD. On 9/14/21 we got only 0.21″ and then beginning at 5 AM, 9/15/2021, it drizzled or rained all day. The heaviest […]
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9/13/2021 – The Red Bud Tree sapling we brought from Houston, from Mary’s grandparent’s homestead in Magnolia Texas, has done very well in the raised bed in the northeast corner of the front yard. It had spent the first three years here in the herb bed at the westside patio where it struggled. But, it […]
Continue Reading9/13/2021 – Sprayed the Butternut and Spaghetti Squash with Spinosad for flea beetles hoping the little plants will survive to be big enough to tolerate them…as some websites say.
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9/13/2021 – We planted Mary’s pepper seedlings and sowed squash, radishes, and cabbage seed as follows. The pepper seedings planted were: Pepper Cayenne Long Slim – Scattered in gaps where other peppers burned out. Early Jalapeno Organic in the south end of the summer pepper row where the Jalero peppers expired. Everman F1 Jalapenos – […]
Continue Reading9/12/2021 – The fall corn, like the spring corn on the west side of the garden, has yellow streaks in the leaves. Based on info in the links below that is due to magnesium and sulfur deficiencies. Epson salts could be the cure and so all leaves were sprayed to drip with a 2 Tbsp/gallon […]
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