Ordered Marigold & Zucchini Seeds
8/21/2021 – Ordered from Johnny’s Seeds: White Swan (F1) Marigold Seed $16.00 Size: 100 Seeds ID: 4641.50 Dunja Organic (F1) Zucchini Squash Seed $4.90 Size: Packet 30 seeds
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Flea Bettles on the Squash
8/21/2021 – The Betternut and Spagehitti squash seedlings have been damaged by Flea Bettles that are all over them. Sprayed them with malathion. Did not see any on the tomatoes but sprayed them lightly anyway as their row is only two from the squash. There are a few blooms on the tomatoes.
Continue ReadingSprayed Algaecide On Pond’s Edge
8/20/2021 – The last spraying was 7/23/2021 and this outbreak is not as much as then. The water level is also down about a foot and the filimentous algae only extends out 4-6 feet based on what can been seen through the water. So, again sprayed up to 5-6 ft. out with a mix of […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Weeds South Side of Pond
The grassed space south of the pond from the rail fence to 40 feet from the water’s edge is 20,800 SF. It contains many weeds in the original bahiagrass and sown Bermuda grass. This spray is to kill them and hopefully the dewberries. Sprayer Parameters Ironton Sprayer with the new pump sprays 3/8 of a […]
Continue ReadingInstalled Hose Bib at Pond Gate
8/18/2021 – Finally installed a hydrant along the rail fence in the daylily bed at the gate to the pond yard. It is on the 3/4″ PVC line that runs across the road to the livestock’s water tank. Mary is happy and watered the Lady Bed, the roses at the driveway gate, and the citrus, […]
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Hung 2nd Shade Cloth in the Greenhouse
8/16/2021 – We hung the 2nd sunshade on the north end of the greenhouse to hopefully lower the temperature. As we could not get the silver one like is on the south end we got a 65% Ultra Tan Shade Cloth – 7′ x 12′ from The Shade Cloth Store The first shade cloth, on […]
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Planted Daylilies in Mary’s Garden
8/16/2021 – Mary planted two of the new daylilies from Oakes Daylilies in two rows in the south end of her garden. AUGUST FLAME, 3 each BLOOM SIZE – 5 1/4? HEIGHT – 38? BLOOM SEASON – Late Season FOLIAGE TYPES – Dormant HYBRIDIZER – Woods (1967) BLOOM PERIOD – June-July Hyperion – 3 each […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom Salts on Roses, Tomatoes, & Peppers
8/16/2021 – Sprayed Epsom Salts mixed at 1 Tbsp per gallon on the roses, tomatoes, and peppers. The peppers are not bearing much so we’ll see if this helps. Sprayed the tomatoes just because they were there and it could not hurt. Sprayed the roses to coincide with the feeding our Concoction two days ago […]
Continue ReadingPlanted new “Back Draft” Daylilies
8/15/2021 – This week Mary received new varieties of daylilies bought for their color and that they are late-season re-bloomers. She planted the three called “Back Draft” in the newly expanded beds on either side of the Frescati. Two are west of the Frescati and one is east near the house.
Continue ReadingFed the Roses Our Concoction & Sprayed
8/13/2021 – The summer heat and very wet times have begun to show as some of the roses are not blooming as they had been. And the Knockouts at the front door are losing lower leaves…although they are blooming well. It is past time to feed them by a couple of weeks so this feeding […]
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