Sprayed Magnolias for Algal Leaf Spot
5/?/2021 – Mary found leaves with raised, round, brown spots on one of the magnolias in the pond yard. We are confident they are algal leaf spots and today we treated all three trees.
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Fed Hydrangeas, Magnolias, and Citrus
5/13/2021 – Fed 8-8-8 to the Hydrangeas, Magnolias, and the Citrus trees. The larger Hydrangeas got a scant cup and the smaller one 1/2 to 3/4 cups. The Magnolias in the pond yard got a full cup just outside the root ball. The Citrus each got about 3 handfuls scattered under and outside the canopy. […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Pink Roses at Gate & Aspidistra with Mancozeb
5/12/2021 – The pink roses are blooming profusely and some are starting to either be at the end of life or being attacked by botritus. Sprayed them with Mancozeb. Also sprayed the white roses in front of them although there are no signs of an issue there. The aspidistra we cut back are coming back […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Peppers with Epsom Salts
5/12/2021 – The peppers listed below still have yellowish areas between the darker green veins in the leaves. Looks like all the photos of the sign of Magnesium uptake deficiency. Sprayed them the second time this year with Epsom Salts mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon. The plants are still small and a few are […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Mancozeb on Tomatoes
5/10/2021 – We could get more rain tonight and tomorrow but I doubt it will be much. Sprayed Mancozeb on the tomatoes in both gardens. There were only a few lower leaves that were yellow with black spots. Removed them while spraying. We have had a lot of blooms but only a few tomatoes. The […]
Continue ReadingSprayed algaecide and Shoreclear on the pond
5/9/2021, Mothers Day – Sprayed Cutrine Plus Algaecide Aquatic Herbicide for the second time around the edges of the pond at least 5 feet out to hopefully kill the remaining filamentous algae. There is a lot less than there was when it was first sprayed. Then sprayed Shoreclear on the weeds along the shore line […]
Continue ReadingTed Sprayed the North Fields
5/8/2021 – Ted sprayed the Creek Field (7.5 ac) and the North Pasture (21 ac) with his new 110-gallon sprayer with the single high spray head. He sprayed GrazonNext, PastureGard, and a surfactant. The PastureGard was included to get the knockdown of the Tallow Trees coming up in many places. The Small Field (aka Creek […]
Continue ReadingSide Dressed Corn & Squash
5/8/2021 – Side dress the 9 rows of G-90 Corn and the squash in the 2nd and 3rd row of the north half. The 33-0-0 was spread along both sides of the cornrows at the rate of about a handful per 5-6 feet. Then plowed in most of the white granules with Fergie and the […]
Continue ReadingCultivated the Garden
5/7/2021 – Used the cultivator still set with about a 14″ wide plant space to: breakup the sides of the pea hills and the middles. Backed down the extra-wide middles of the squash and cucumber rows and plowed to knock out the small weeds next to the plants and loosen the rain-packed soil. That left […]
Continue ReadingSprayed GrazonNext on Ranger Field & Burn Pile Field
Spray GrazonNext HL on the areas of the Old Garden, aka Ranger’s Field, and the Burn Pile Field for the first time to control the weeds that are taking over. Did not spray under the pecan trees or oak trees. This is the first time we have applied GrazonNext HL.
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