A farmer works in acres not hours.
Area to be fertilized with 13-13-13 is 70,400 SF minus the pond that is 22,000 SF. Soil test for centipede seed said “Per 1,000 sq. ft. apply 8 pounds 13-13-13 or equivalent when spring growth begins.” So, 8 x (70-22) = 384 lbs. of fertilizer; i.e. 8 sacks. What We Did We were concerned about […]
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Sowed 5 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed: around the ponds edge and bald spots; in front of the Shed; and between the barn and grain bin
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – Mary fed everything in her garden MG other than the onions.
Continue Reading5/22/2020 – Fed all the roses with the concoction below that was added to 4 gallons of water (16 quarts) in a 5-gallon bucket. Mixing was much easier done this way and the feeding went much quicker.
Continue Reading5/21/2020 – Fed peppers about 1 Tbsp/gallon of fish emulsion and plan to do so every 10-14 days. One watering can full, 2 gallons, covered our peppers applying some around each one.
Continue Reading5/21/2020 – Mixed up the “concoction” in watering cans and fed 8 gallons to the new Mother’s Day daylilies and the seedlings and transplants planted in the recently built Martin House Bed we call the Daylily Nursery. The concoction this time consisted of 1 Tbsp/Gallon of: Chelated Iron by Southern Ag Fish Emulsion Miracle Grow.
Continue Reading5/21/2020 – While tieing up the tomatoes using the Florida Weave–for the first time–I noticed some holes in leaves so sprayed them with Fertilome’s Bifenthrin. I also found a few jumping beetles with two red stripes, on the 2nd corn and some leaf damage. Sprayed the corn focusing on the new silks.
Continue Reading5/20/2020 – Sowed double rows of KWB in spaces where something else did not grow or we tossed what was growing. Those locations are: in the north half, the north end of the squash row where the Nasturtiums did not come up; in the north half, the south end of the row between the 1st […]
Continue Reading5/20/2020 – Mary sowed the remaining Golden Bush Scallop Summer Squash and Gold Star yellow squash in the row where the tart, bitter spring Daikon Radish was growing up to a couple of days ago.
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