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7/21/2026 – Having mowed down all spring crops other than the tomatoes the day before, Olivia and I disked the westmost three rows that had the PEPH (N-half) and cucumber/sunflower rows (S-half). Today, used the hiller to pull up three rows. In the east row nearest the tomatoes, we sowed green and yellow zucchini and […]
Continue Reading7/13/2026 from HOSS Quantity1 Clemson Spineless Okra 50 Seeds 1 $3.99 Quantity1 Delta Hybrid Squash F1 30 Seeds 1 $3.99 Quantity1 Golden Delight Hybrid Zucchini F1 30 Seeds 1 $3.99 Quantity1 Pascola Hybrid Zucchini F1 30 Seeds 1 $4.99 Cost summary Item Value Subtotal · 4 items $16.96 Shipping $3.99 Total USD$20.95
Continue ReadingThe plan is based on the label on the carry spreader: Per Label – Spread Extinguish® Plus bait at a rate of 1.5 lbs per acre through a 1/8” gate on your spreader”. How was the coverage?
Continue Reading5/20/2026 – Remedy Ultra post on this site contains the following related to bachberry control. 7/20/2021 Plans to Re-spray Briars in the North Fields For blackberry and dewberry control in pastures see this aces.com paper. It recommends 2 pints of Remedy Ultra per acre. Converting that to a spot spray rate anticipating 1 gallon of liquid […]
Continue Reading6/6/2026 – Spread with little green Scotts Whirl Hand-Powered Spreader: This was the first time to spread it. It is very fine with some dust. Set the spreader on 3 and it seemed to cover ok, leaving some to go perpendicular for better coverage on the high-risk area.
Continue Reading6/6/2026 – Sidedressed with 15-0-15:
Continue Reading6/5/2026 – Sidedressed knee-high corn with 33-0-0 using the old plastic seeder with new Gates Truflex 0250 belt & the large plate. Dropped it on the east side of the row. Bought the belt from Grainger.
Continue Reading5/10/2026 – Liquid Copper Fungicide by Southern Ag — Vegetables: Mix specified rate in 1 gallon of water apply 2 gallons of mixed solution per 1,000 sq. ft. (1 gallon of mixed solution per 500 sq. ft.). Apply every 7-10 days until harvest but not on the day of harvest. From https://sundownfarms.com/gardening/chemicals/fungicides/liquid-copper-fungicide/ 5/23/2026 – Repeated spray. […]
Continue Reading5/14/2026 – Fertilized corn with 15-0-15 at 2 lbs per row. Tilled it in with push plow that also hit weeds between the gap left by plowing with the tractor’s yesterday and V1-V2 little stalks. Mary spread the fertilizer. Calculations per ChatGPT – The Plan was to use the old seeder…but the old belt had […]
Continue ReadingCorn growth stages based on leaf number are usually described using the “V-stage” vegetative system developed for agronomy and crop science. The system is widely used by universities such as Iowa State University and Purdue University. The stages are written as: The “V” stands for vegetative growth. The key point is that the stage is […]
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