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6/6/2020 – Found 6-8 stink bugs in one area of the tomatoes. Sprayed them until they were soaked with Bifenthrin and the plants and fruit. Sprayed both rows again but not heavy. Only been 4 days since they were sprayed. Maybe I missed that spot…. Seeing some holes in some of the peppers so sprayed […]
Continue Reading6/5/2020 – Fed the tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers diluted Fish Emulsion. About 1 tbsp per gallon. Sprayed them with 1 tbsp per gallon of Epsom Salts.
Continue Reading6/3/2020 – This was the 2nd application now totaling 100 of the 200 lbs the pond needs. See here for the first application. Threw about 30 lbs. of pelletized lime on the pond from the mid-point on the east side to the mid-point on the west side going around the north perimeter. The last maybe […]
Continue Reading6/2/2020 – Some of the green tomatoes have stink bug spots and I found one of them this morning. The tomatillos have similar spots and worms. Sprayed them with bifenthrin.
Continue Reading6/2/2020 – Although the tomatoes have just set and are green, we are seeing more blossom end rot and do not want to wait and see if it stops. Based on various advice–such as below–too acidic soil inhibits calcium uptake and that leads to BER. Tested the pH with the hand meter and found it […]
Continue Reading6/2/2020 – Sprayed Spinosid on the citrus trees as a few leafminers have appeared. Sprayed it on the 2nd corn’s (Silver Queen) silks to prevent earworms. Some of the silks were turning brown so it is likely a little late. This was the last of the Capt Jacks Brew by Bonide. Ordered Monterey LG6135 Garden […]
Continue Reading6/1/2020 – Fed all Crape Myrtles–in the orchard and the yard–their 2-week feeding to keep them blooming. The fertilizer spread was leftover 15-0-15 and some 33-00-00+00-00-66.
Continue Reading6/1/2020 – Based on the advice below, began adding pellitized lime to the pond to raise the alkalinity and the pH. Spread 50 lbs: all the way around using the cyclone seeder that threw it out maybe 10 feet. Some landed on the bank and that will be good for it. threw about 30 lbs […]
Continue Reading6/1/2020 – After spreading 15-0-15 on Rangers’ pasture, I spread 100 lbs. at the same rate over: the front yard the east yard and the back yard the kitchen yard the grassed (non-equipment) area on the pecan trees between the barn and the fence. This was the first time ever to fertilize that area. I […]
Continue Reading5/14/2020 – Spread on the old garden, now known as Ranger’s Pasture, 200 lbs. of 15-00-15 at 200 lbs./acre on the 1.1 acres; i.e. 49,200 SF. That is about 4 lbs per 1,000 SF. The JD Spreader setting was 2-1/4 that should have been the 4 lbs per 1,000 SF. But, I was going faster […]
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