Sprayed again for Corn Flea Bettles
Saw some in the first planting where the tassels and silks are well filled out. Sprayed the area on the south end of Rows 1-4 with Sevin.
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First good rain in 20 days
We have been watering the garden and parts of the yard the past 2 weeks as everything was getting dry. Even the grass was starting to look dry and shriveled. This afternoon we had thunderstorms rolling east along the coast and got 0.86″ of rain. There was some wind with gusts up to 12.5 MPH […]
Continue ReadingFed the peach trees and pear tree
Threw about three hands full of 34-0-0 around each of the little peach trees and the pear tree in the wildflower plot. Also put the old hay as a mulch around them as well as the Satsuma–just west of the wildflowers–and holly tree (Christmas Tree).
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Veggie Status
As of this morning: we have picked 6+ zucchini and 8+ yellow squash and there are many blooms; we have picked 2 large messes of green beans (KWB); we have picked 2-6″ cucumbers and there are many blooms; there are at least 2 sweet banana peppers; there is one little tomato and many blooms; the […]
Continue ReadingSprayed corn, side dressed okra, and tied up tomatoes
Side dressed the okra with 34-0-0 at the same rate as done for the corn–see those photos. The corn had some Corn Flea Beetles darting about and a little leaf damage like is the result of Stewart’s Wilt. Sprayed ALL the corn with Sevin. Installed three T-posts, the wire and garden string to hold up […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Crepes, Plumbagos, and Indigo
5/29/2019 – Threw 15-0-15 on the Crepes, Plumbagos, and Indigo. Also spread it on the three little crepes along the new fence and the Oak Leaf Crepe in the orchard as well as the Texas Laurel that is blooming. Several of the crepes along the fence are hanging to the grass with so many blooms. […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed, picked first KW Bush Beans, & sprayed Sevin
5/29/2019 – Side dressed the cucumbers with 34-0-0. They have many blooms, one 6″ cuke we picked, and some other smaller cukes. Mary side dressed the peppers with Miracle Grow as it poured through the hay mulch. First picking of the Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans yielded enough for a meal for us with leftovers and […]
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Gathering Wildflower Seeds
05/25/2019 – The Cosmos wildflowers are going to seed and we will continue to gather them and others. We are especially targetting poppy seeds and of those, the ones with the complex blooms.
Continue ReadingPlanted Swiss Chard & Basil in the little garden & fertilized
5/28/2019 – Mary pulled the last of the bulb onions and the multiplying onions that had been cut off. I tilled those areas with the TroyBilt cultivator. She planted two rows of Chard along the east edge. The next morning she planted on the north end the basil plants we had raised from seed. She […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Tomatoes, Peppers, & Squash with Copper Fungicide
5/28/2019 – First time to apply Bonide Copper Fungicide to the Tomatoes, Peppers, & Squash at the 2 oz. per gallon dosage per the label. This was a preventative application. Repeat in 10 days.
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