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11/1/2020 – After the wind from Hurricane Zeta blew the south side of the large Knock Out rose immediately west of the front porch the blackened stalks in the center and dead canes were more visible. Cut them out. Research into why the azalea in the backyard row has dead stalks lead to understanding about […]
Continue Reading11/4/2020 – Sidedressed Chinese cabbage planted Aug 16 but should have done so 4 weeks after sowing seed per Mississippi State Extension Service here. Two days ago Mary harvested what little Luculius Chard had come up. Sidedressed it with 33-0-0.
Continue ReadingLow temperature was 34.9° with the dew point at 33.9°. The roof of the house was white with frost and the grass in around the pond had some frost. At day break could find no frost in the garden.
Continue Reading11/1/2020 – Mary sowed two rows of Tehama lettuce in the north end of her garden.
Continue Reading10/31/2020 – Last Saturday, we took 62 lbs. of Farley and Shoshoni pecans to Tanner Feed to be cracked and blowed/cleaned. Today we picked up 17 lbs good of halves, pieces, some shells, and a some off-color halves. That is 27% of the original 62 lbs. We picked out the off-color ones and shell pieces. […]
Continue Reading10/29/2020 – The north and the west ones were all the way over lying to the north. Dug out some of the muck on the south side and stood them up. The south shorter one—south most—only went over to about 45°. Set four new T-posts (i.e. one additional) to support them.
Continue Reading09/30/2020 – The first real cold front blew through yesterday and daytime temps for the next week are suppose to be in the 70s. Therefore, we sowed the following. Bolero Carrots – Soaked overnight Buttercrunch Lettuce – In row 11, pre-sprouted in the refrigerator beginning 9/27 Bloomsdale Spinach – In Row 10, Put into the […]
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October 28, 2020 Notes from our weather station data: Wind increased into the high 20s mph at 8 PM until about 9:00 then jumping up to the high 30’s, to a highest of 45 mph, with a 55 mph gust a few minutes later, lasting until 10:20 PM. Wind speed then dropped into the 20’s […]
Continue Reading10/25/2020 – The azalea on the east side of the gap between the backyard and the barnyard has had limbs dying. Diagnosis of it having Crown rot or wilt, Phytophthora, and the treatment was based on the advice from the LSU Ag Center; “Scraping away the bark with a knife revealed discolored wood under the bark […]
Continue Reading10/25/2020 – Sowed in the former Marigold row—the eastmost row in the north half. Air temp was 71°. Before sowing, cut a 3″+ deep V notch with the hoe and scattered in 1 quart of 8-8-8 with Borax/boron. Then dropped in 1 cup of bone meal in the 30′ where the beets will be sowed; […]
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