Fed Roses, Daylilies, and Hydrangeas
Mary feed the roses, daylilies, and hydrangeas with fish emulsion.
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New Garden Fence Built
3/9/2019 – Paul Farill built the fence along the north and west side of the new garden space just east of the pecan orchard. The existing heavy “bull wire” fence, adjacent to the pecan trees, was removed and the posts and mesh used in the new fence. The garden is now part of the orchard. […]
Continue ReadingMarch 7 Frost Kills
Following yesterday’s 27 degree sunrise, this morning it only got down to 30.5 degrees–but we had a moderate frost. A lot of new buds were bitten by the 27-degree temps and others were kicked by the frost. The wind was in the 10-15 MPH range and made it bitter cold on top of the low […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Blueberries and Aspidistra
3/2/2019 – Fertilized the Blue Berries and Aspidistra with 34-0-0.
Continue ReadingPressure washed front walk and carport apron
Finally, got the pressure washer to run well enough to clean the concrete walkway to the front door and the carport concrete apron. We had also bought a Briggs and Straton surface cleaner that made the work a lot easier and completed without strips.
Continue ReadingSeed List & Spacings for Spring 2019
The Big Garden From Southern Exposure Seed Exchange See italicised notes on how well they did in the Spring 2019 garden. Pkts. Products 1 ea. Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, 4 g, 20 seeds. Transplant or direct sow after last frost. Space 6-12 in. apart. Ht. 9-18 in. At 12″ oc we could plant a 20′ […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Misc with Fish Emulsion and 0-0-66
All Roses, Daylilies, Sunset Magic Crape Myrtles, four small citrus trees, bay tree shoot, and the herb bed
Continue ReadingSplitting Green Cabbage Heads & Purple Cabbage
2/28/2019 – This morning Mary found three of the green cabbage heads had split open. We pulled them and found slugs and one snail on the underside of the leaves. Pulled off all the old leaves down to the split head and took them inside. Sliced open one of the heads and did not find […]
Continue ReadingFlower & Herb Seed Order
Ordered 2/26/2019 Seeds from SESE Thyme, Summer, 0.2 g Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, bulk size: 28 g Statice (Sea Lavender), Mixed Colors, 0.15 g Johnny-Jump-Up, Helen Mt, 0.08 g Poppy, Breadseed, Charlottesville Old From Michigan Bulb Co. Native Milkweed Selections 62415 – Five root-bare seedlings
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Planted wildflower plot at old barn site and the peach and pear tree
2/25/2019 – Disked the plot again with the improved drag that still left grooves at the back outside disks. Raked them out and leveled the area. Planted the Florida King Peach and Pineapple Pear trees bought last week at Blair’s. Spread the wildflower seeds from American Meadows for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in the northeast corner […]
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