Fed Crape Myrtles 15-0-15
8/8/2021 – Fed the typical amount of 5-6 handfuls for the large ones and 3-4 for the small ones.
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Ordered Two New Daylilies
8/8/2021 – Mary ordered two new daylilies from Oaks Daylilies for our collection. They are listed as late-season bloomers. AUGUST FLAME, Quantity: 3, $39.99 BLOOM SIZE – 5 1/4″ HEIGHT – 38″ BLOOM SEASON – Late Season FOLIAGE TYPES – Dormant HYBRIDIZER – Woods (1967) BLOOM PERIOD – June-July BACK DRAFT, Quantity: 3, $79.98 BLOOM […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Briars & Tallow: Creek & North Fields
8/7/2021 – Sprayed 12 gallons of 2,4-D Amine plus Remedy Ultra at 1 ounce per gallon each plus 1/2 ounce per gallon of Non-ionic Surfactant at the following locations on the north and south side of Mary’s Springs: briars in the center of the Creek Field that I missed; briars and tallow on the east […]
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Sowed Squash, Corn, Planted Tomatoes-The Fall Garden is Underway
4/5/2021 – Disked the garden areas that do not have peppers, okra, or flowers to prepare the portions of the north half for the sowing recorded below. The disking also prepared for the winter Elbon Rye cover crop in the empty south half and MS Purple peas, to reduce the Root-knot Nematodes (RNK), on the […]
Continue ReadingSprayed 2,4-D On Sicklepod at the Ditch & Springs
8/5/2021 – Sprayed 2,4-D mixed 1 oz./gallon using the pull-behind sprayer mounted in the Gator to spray: The sicklepod, nettles and grassy weeds between the peanuts and the ditch north of the barn over to the property line; Sicklepod along the edge of the field on the south side of the springs from the west […]
Continue ReadingRemoved Lower Leaves from some Okra
8/4/2021 – The Olde Farmer’s Almanac recommends removing the lower leaves from Okra to make it produce sooner. The Gold Coast Okra is beginning to produce but slowly so removed the lowest 2-3 leaves and stems. Several stalks on the north end of the row of Gold Coast were not removed to provide a comparison. […]
Continue ReadingFed Blueberries, Citrus Trees, Oak, Little Azaleas, Pears, and Peaches
8/3/2021 – Fed 8-8-8 with zinc to the: Blueberries in the yard and the little ones and little Azaleas in pond yard west of the barn; little oak in front of the barn; and the Citrus Trees, Pears, and Peaches in the Citrus groove in the yard. Also the satsuma and sand pear next to […]
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Checked pH at Magnolia Frescati, Plans to Fix, & the Fix Phase 1
8/3/2021 – Had 0.4″ of rain late yesterday so the soil was very damp. Checked the pH at 8 locations and got the following pH readings. Side 3-4′ from side of base 6-10′ from side of base East 4.8 5.1 North 4.5 5.1 West 4.5 4.8 South 4.8 5.0* Average = 4.8 * Taken 2′ […]
Continue ReadingSowed Tomatoes, Jalapenos, Onions, Calendula for Seedlings
8/3/2021 – Mary sowed in trays with potting soil from Dawes Grass Farm (used in the extended beds at the Frescati): Ruby Crush F1 Tomatoes from Harris Seeds. Only 10 seeds. Carolina Cayenne Hot from SESE Everman F1 and Early Organic Jalapenos Pimento Pepper from HOSS Warrior Bunching onions Natsuguro Bunching Onions Calendula Prince Mix from […]
Continue ReadingMoved the Wood Ferns to the Back Door
8/2/2021 – Moved the three wood ferns from the north Indigo beds between the pecan trees as they have not grown above the Indigo. Placed one on each side of the back stoop at the back door and one next to the house between the generator and the azalea.
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