Ranger Arrived
8/16/2019 – Ted and Cheyanne surprised Mary with the horse named Ranger. They acquired him from James Douglas, Farrier, in Citronelle.
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Planted 3 Pepper Seeds
8/15/2019 – Planted the three varieties listed below in two 2″-square plastic pots each. Carolina Wonder Sweet Bell Pepper, 0.3 g.Cayenne, Long Red Hot Pepper, Heirloom, Pre-1827, 0.3 g Cayenne, Carolina Hot Pepper, 0.3 g
Continue ReadingBell Peppers Finally Producing
8/14/2019 – Finally, three bell peppers are producing fruit. Today, we picked ten 4″ to 2″ fruit. Most were lying on the ground from the hard rain yesterday. There is at least that much more on the bushes. These four are what is left from the 12 Bonnies plants bought at Lowe’s.
Continue ReadingSeed Order from SESE
8/12/2019 Hungarian Wax (Hot Banana) Hot Pepper, 0.3 g $2.75 Cisineros Grande Tomatillo, 0.09 g $2.75
Continue ReadingSpread Manure from the Field on Mary’s Garden
8/12/2019 – Spread almost a full 4CF wheelbarrow of older–not fresh–manure on the parts of Mary’s garden that did not get it last month.
Continue ReadingFertilized grass, beds, small trees, and azaleas
8/9/2019 – Spread 15-0-15 plus 2% iron on the yard from the old azalea row to the fences on the east. south and north sides. The spreader setting at 2.5 was narrow and small lumps in the fertilizer kept stopping the flow. Went many directions to try to get it even at all the different […]
Continue ReadingLimed & Fertilized Garden for the fall
8/9/2019 – The soil report dated 7/26/2019 here recommends 1 ton/acre of lime and 120 lbs-0-60 lbs per acre of fertilizer. As the garden is about 1/3 acre it needs 40#-0-20#. The plan is to apply half the nitrogen as side dressing. So, a 15-0-15 fertilizer means: 15% of 50 lbs is 7.5# per bag. […]
Continue ReadingFertilized the Yard
Area of the yard is: From north of azaleas to the fences: 56K SF minus driveway and house ~7K SF Total to fertilize = 49K SF The Plan – ACES says here for a low maintenance lawn apply 1/2 lb. nitrogen per 1,000 SF three times per year. So to get 0.5 lb nitrogen with 15-0-15 would […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Zinnia Seeds
8/8/2019 – From Parks Seeds for planting spring 2020. Profusion Sunrise Mix Zinnia Seeds — 1 pkg, 25 seeds Park’s Picks Mix Zinnia Seeds — 1 pkg, 50 seeds Giant Cactus Mix Zinnia Seeds – 2 pkgs – 100 total seeds
Continue ReadingPoured slab in the southmost barn section for the shop
8/7/2019 – Melvin Williams poured 8 CY of concrete with fiber reinforcing in the southmost section of the barn. The slab has an 8″ or so deep edge beam and is at least 4″ thick. He finally wrecked the edge forms on 8/17/2019.
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