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.
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Seed 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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Built the Greenhouse
1/23/2021 – For the last two weekends and the week between we spent any hours when it was not too cold and windy or raining assembling a ClimaPod Virtue greenhouse. Today we buckled in the last 6 mm thermoplastic panel and all that is left is some cross-bracing, the louver in the back/north wall, and […]
Continue ReadingSpread Wood Ash Around Oleanders
1/19/2021 – Mary scoped out 5 gallons of pecan wood ash from the fireplace and we spread it around the four oleanders in the NE and NW corners of the pond yard. The soil test report this month showed the soil’s pH is 4.9, very acidic, and they like an alkaline soil although can live […]
Continue ReadingCotton-Seed Meal on Blueberries, Azaleas, Gardenias, and Camellias
1-16-2021 – Spread cotton seed meal at the following locations and rates: Blueberries Bushes in the row between the yard and pond field: 1 gallon on the large older ones 2 quarts on the smaller ones Camellias: one quart on the smaller ones 3-4 quarts on the larger ones. Azaleas: 1-2 quarts around the smaller […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Ranger’s Field & the Burn Pile Field
1/15/2021 – Spread 150 lbs 33-0-0 on Ranger’s field and the burn pile field. That amounts to a little more than the soil test report of a few weeks ago recommended; i.e. 60 lbs N per acre. The hope is it will stimulate the rye grass to grow again. Ranger has eaten all of it […]
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