Fed all Crape Myrtles
6/1/2020 – 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.
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Lime to Adjust Pond’s Alkalinity
6/1/2020 – 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 ReadingFertilized the Yard
6/1/2020 – 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 ReadingFertilized Ranger’s pasture
5/14/2020 – 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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More Sunflowers plus Marigolds for the Pond Yard
5/30/2020 – The pink climbing rose rootings are growing and the Beach Sunflowers are about to bloom in the SW corner of the pond yard. Today, we relocated marigolds and more sunflowers from the vegetable garden to that bed and to either side of the two crape myrtles along the new fence.
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for Rust
Sprayed Propiconazole 14.3 at 2 oz./gal on all daylilies. Those that have little if any Rust only got lighter spraying.
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Released Bass and Grass Carp into the Pond
5/28/2020 – Bought 50 Tiger Bass and 4 Grass Carp from Alabama Fish & Pond, LLC who delivered them to St. Elmo Feed & Seed. He said to release the small bass fingerlings (1″-1.5″) into something where they can hide and dart out to feed. Once he understood the pond is new and there is […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Corn, Squash, Tomatoes, Cantaloupes, and Basil
5/27/2020 – Sprayed them with bifenthrin as we are seeing flies and miscellaneous bugs on all and earworms in the corn. Sprayed the corn silks on the 1st and 2nd corn. The 3rd corn is not silking yet.
Continue ReadingMoved Marigolds from the Garden to the backyard beds
5/24/2020 – The three varieties of marigolds planted in the garden to be moved to the yard came up well. We relocated the best ones to the backyard bed along the electrical wall in front of the new hydrangeas and some in the azalea bed under the oak tree. The plants were dug up and […]
Continue ReadingMoved the 2 remaining Sunset Magic Crapes that have not grown
5/24/2020 – We gave up on the Sunset Magic Crapes doing anything in the front yard along the driveway. Moved them to the empty bed next to the power pole near the yard garden. They were planted on September 20, 2017 and reworked to raise them on January 20, 2020. Never grew after losing most […]
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