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4/9/2020 – Sprayed Mancozeb on all roses for black spot and botrytis. Fed them the same as done in January as they are blooming and looking more healthy than ever before. The small pink vining roses either side of the gate have very small buds. Hopefully, this spraying will prevent bloom loss from botrytis.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – With the KEL meter checked the pH of the original yard garden (not the area added today up to the rail fence) and was surprised to find it from 3.5 to 5.5. The area tilled to the fence today was 6.2 to 6.8. That must be why nothing Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted […]
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary sowed the Asian Goat Horn Hot Peppers and Italian Pepperoncini’s in the small plastic tray.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary found flea beetles on the baby squash. Sprayed the tops and underside of the leaves with malathion that was left from a past spraying. Ten minutes later walked through moving the leaves with the wand and nothing moved. Also lightly sprayed the tops of the tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumbers, and cantaloupes.
Continue ReadingCajun Delight, seed saved from last year, was sowed on 3/17/20 but did not germinate. Eighteen days later, on 4/4, the row was tilled to re-plant on 4/5 with soaked seeds. The row was replanted with the HOSS seader. The second planting germinated fairly well. Research into germination problems and saved seed lead to learning […]
Continue Reading4/4/2020 – In the north half’s 9th row, where the Silver Queen Corn did not germinate, we tilled the soil and planted two rows 12″ apart of the PEPH seeds bought in January that is suspected to be last year’s seed and old. Planted them with the brand new HOSS seeder using plate 5 and […]
Continue Reading4/4/2020 – The Pinkeye Purple Hull seed Mary, Piper, and Olivia sowed on 3/17/20 only had scattered germination. On 4/3, I re-hilled the rows to fluff them up and hopefully break up the sod lumps left from the Elbon Rye cover crop. The soil still looked lumpy so ran through it with the Troyblt cultivator. […]
Continue Reading4/3/2020 – We planted the pepper seedlings in a 4″ high raised bed that is Row 13. We soaked the row late yesterday with the soaker hose and the plants should adapt well to their new location. With a hand shovel, we dug a 6″ deep hole, 6″-10″ wide and threw in maybe 1/2 cup […]
Continue Reading4/3/2020 – Sowed American Meadows’ wildflower seeds in the NW corner of the pond yard. Mixed them with dry play sand and sowed them with the push spreader. The corner is Area 3 in the plan below. Area 1 was sowed last week.
Continue ReadingOrder #80359 placed 3/31/2020 Hoss Garden Seeder $369.99 Tehama Lettuce – Packet (250 seeds)1$3.99 Champion Radish – Packet (250 seeds) $3.99 Offset Handle Bracket 12.99 Additional Seed Plates Hoss Seed Plate #6 $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #7 $6.99 Blank Seed Plate 1/4″ $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #1 $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #4 $6.99 Total:$425.91
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