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5/1/2020 – Prepared 12 oz. of Compare and Save’s Imidacloprid 1.47% split between three 2-gallon watering cans of water. Poured each on 1/3rd of the 5-ft wide circular space around the Frescati.
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – The 3rd sowing of corn (Silver Queen) is 6-10″ high and needs to be thinned in some places and there are 2-4′ gaps in others. Moved the ones that needed to be thinned out into the gaps. Then, watered them in.
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – Based on the analysis in the post Recap & Plans for Tomatoes we fertilized as follows. mixed about 1/4 cup Borax (analysis was to apply 1/3rd but decided to go light) in 2 cups of 15-0-15 and spread it along both sides of the 60 ft. row of tomatoes and tomatillos. Sidedress summer […]
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – Installed T posts and the high tensile wire in the west-most row of tomatoes and tomatillos. The tomatoes that survived the first planting were tied up with bailing string. Suckers and leaves touching the dirt were removed.
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – Spread 5 lbs of Pennington Numex Sahara BermudaGrass unhulled seed. The seed was Penkoted and had been treated “with what is commonly known as Stimulate”. It was spread in: the dirt area between the barn and grain bin; the bare spots along old fence line near blueberries; bare spots near the pond gate; […]
Continue Reading4/29/2020 Recap: Mary grew very healthy Roma, Celebrity, and Tomatillos seedlings. We planted them in the garden in holes with 15-0-15 thrown in and mixed a bit with the soil. They looked great for almost a week then most died. Likely due to so much nitrogen so close to the young roots. Earlier, while Piper […]
Continue ReadingNOTE – Several of these plants were frozen in the three low-20° cold spells during the first months of 2021. The ones that may have lived were badly damaged. All four were removed and azaleas for the backyard row were planted. 4/28/2020 – Planted four 3-gallon Oleanders, bought at Ted & Nancy’s Vegetable Stand, on […]
Continue Reading4/27/2020 – Cultivated the 2nd corn planting, that is 4 rows, in rows 7 to 11. Also cultivated the peas and the zipper pea row that did not come up to get it ready to plant MS Creme Peas tomorrow. The cultivating left a perfect slot next to the corn for the side-dressing of 33-0-0 […]
Continue Reading4/27/2020 – Picked up 3-50 lb sacks of Sportsman’s Choice® Fingerling Fish Feed from Hurley F&F. Threw out 4-5 handfuls in and around the PVC pipe circle.
Continue Reading4/25/2020 – Sprayed Weed-Free-Zone with Spreader Sticker on: Small places in the front yard where the Florida Betony is still growing; under the pecan tree at the ditch just east of the driveway; along the old fence line next to the blueberry bushes where spiderwort was not killed with earlier sprayings; extensive burweed around and […]
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