A farmer works in acres not hours.
3/30/2020 – Fed 13-13-13 to the Natches crapes along the road as new leaves appeared in the past couple of days. Lightly fed the blooming Spiria/Bridal Wreaths in that bed. Lightly fed the Indigo in the beds either side of the driveway gate.
Continue ReadingSpread the American Meadows Southeast Wildflower Mixture that has the plants listed in the table below. Sowed 1 lb. in Area 1 as recommended by American Meadows. Mixed 1 part seed (1 pound) into 4 parts by volume of damp play sand. Poured the mix into the push-behind city yard spreader. Had to shake it […]
Continue Reading3/29/2020 – The PEPH and Kentucky Wonder Bush bean germination is very poor and the okra seeds (saved from okra grown last year) has not germinated…but that could be just okra. There has been no rain since 3/3/2020–3.5 weeks–but we have watered everything at least every other day. Soil temps taken this afternoon with the […]
Continue Reading3/27&28/2020 – Bought from Woerners for $20/scoop, 10 scoops (2-1/2 CY) of crushed pine bark mulch and spread it on the following beds. Lady Daylily Bed New corner daylily bed SW of the fruit trees Herb bed at carport and under the kitchen window Across the front of the house and under the office window […]
Continue Reading3/24/2020 – We sowed: Silver Queen corn in the rows 7 to 11 in the north half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate???? with every other seed pocket taped over; Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans in the 6th row of the south half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate; Zipper Peas, from […]
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3/22/2020 – The area where the cabbage is growing needs to be prepared and planted with corn. So, all cabbage heads were harvested. The Earl Flat Dutch, that did not germinate well, only had 3 heads. The Early Jersey Wakefield did very well.
Continue Reading3/20/2020 – Before the wind started, mixed 6 gallons of Weed Free Zone and sprayed: one pass near Ranger’s hay bale where the burweed was thick and some lived. one pass along the temporary fence on the barn side from the barn to the blueberries; the weedy grass strip on the pond side of the […]
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3/19/2020 – Mary and Piper planted Bonnies 3″ pots of: Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, and Cilantro plants. They also sowed: lettuce Swiss Chard seeds: Bright Yellow Decorticated and Burpees Rhubard Chard left from last year. Thai basil seeds next to the Bonnies Thai basil plant. The new plants and the existing onions are shown in […]
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20200319 – Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted three dill plants in the old tub and mint in the old pot.
Continue ReadingPlanning 3/19/2020 – Used the pH meter to take readings at the N-S-E-W quadrant points and along the ordinal lines; i.e. NW, NE, SW, and SE. Also, halfway between those points (ESE to SSW) in the south half where the readings were in the low 5’s. Generally, readings were taken at about 10′, 20′, and […]
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