Bought One-Bottom Plow at Sun South
2/3/2021 – Bought Frontier’s single bottom mold-board plow at Sun South. Category: Moldboard Plows Manufacturer: Frontier Model: PB1001 Year: 2020
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Ordered Brocolli Seed and Planter Plates
2/3/2021 – Ordered from HOSS Tools: ORDER NUMBER: 228392DATE: February 3, 2021 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99Seed Plates – 3/16″ Blank × 2 = $13.98Seed Plate – 1/4″ Blank × 1 = $6.99Subtotal: $24.96Shipping: $4.99Payment method: Credit/Debit CardTotal: $29.95
Continue ReadingInstalled Space Heater in the Greenhouse
2/2/2021 – Bought at Target a Honeywell 360° Surround Heat Heater, Model HHF370. Installed it in the Greenhouse as the low tomorrow morning will be in the high 20°s. 2/3/2021 – Outside temps fell to 27° but the heater kept the greenhouse steady with a slight fall in temps from 52° at 8 PM to […]
Continue ReadingAdjusted Pond’s pH & Alkalinity
This post is for multiple dates as the lime was thrown with the help of the wind on various days. Day 1 was 2/1/2021.
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Pruned the Pear and Peach Trees
1/31/2021 – We cleaned out and shaped the peach and the two pear trees in the southwest corner of the yard. Following the advice from the links in Our Calendar.
Continue ReadingSeed Ordered from SESE
1/28/2021 – Placed order with SESE for: Tromboncino Summer Squash, 2.5 g Oregon Giant Dwarf Snow Pea, ¼ lb Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower, 1 g Sugar Ann Dwarf Snap Pea, ½ lb Sub-Total: $17.45 USPS: $4.50 Total: $21.95
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Sowed Peppers & Onions in the Greenhouse
1/27/2021 – Mary sowed the following peppers and the green onion seeds in the soil from Dodd Nursery Supply. She put two seeds in each compartment ¼” deep. Greek Pepperoncini Pepper – 6x Tiburon Poblano Pepper – 6x Sunbright Golden Bell Pepper – 6x Pepper Chile G7 (F1) – Anaheim – Jaloro Jalapeno – 6x […]
Continue ReadingSowed Flower Seeds in Greenhouse
1/26/2021 – Mary sowed in the greenhouse the following flower seeds to germinate and grow into seedlings: Marigold Inca II Orange F1 from Harris Seeds. Jan 2020 seeds. 12 each. Marigold Inca II Primrose FI from Harris Seed. Jan. 2020 seeds. 12 each. Marigold Red Metamorph from SESE. Sept. 2020. 12 each. Warrior Bunching Onions […]
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Sowed First Seeds in the Greenhouse
1/24/2021 – Today Mary sowed tomato seeds in 4″ seed cells filled with potting soil Frank gave us. She sowed 2 seeds in each cell, ¼” deep, of the following varieties. Betterboy, 18 cells Celebrity, 18 cells Super Sweet 100, 12, cells Frank bought two huge bags of the soil mix from George Dodd Nursery […]
Continue ReadingMowed/Disked Elbon Rye in the Big Garden
1/24/2021 – The Elbon Rye Grass, planted as the winter cover crop, grew high and thick in most areas of the north half of the garden. Probably should have started incorporating it into the soil a week or two ago to be fully ready. Mowed it with the new mower behind Fergie and then cross […]
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