Fed the Peppers & Tomatoes Superbloom & Sprayed Epsom Salts
6/9/2023 – Mixed at 1 tbsp gallon and applied two, 2.5 gallon batches to all the peppers and tomatoes.
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Side Dressed Corn as it is Tasselling
6/6/2023 – The tallest corn has begun to tassel so side dressed it with 33-0-0. Drew a slot with the corner of the hoe beside each row on the east side (opposite the knee-high side dressing). Threw in about 40 lbs. of the granules. Used the hoe to pull the loose soil over the granules […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Elephant Garlic the first time
6/5/2023 – Digger Creel gave us 5 Elephant Garlic blubs with dead leaves and blooms he pulled up from his garden yesterday. Following advice here and here they were planted 4-6 inches deep after cutting off the bloom stems and leaves leaving about 10 inches so about 6 inches is sticking above the soil. The […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Basil and Peppers
6/1/2023 – The Prosper Basil and peppers grown in grow boxes in the greenhouse that were too small to plant a few weeks ago were planted this afternoon in the rows with the first basil and peppers. We added three peppers and four basil.
Continue ReadingPlanted tomatoes and onions. Relocated Marigolds to front and driveway beds
6/1/2023 – As the first tomatoes are not doing well due to not enough sun time, we bought 7 and planted them with the three Better Boys that were rooted from suckers 4 feet or so from where they were last year on the west edge of the north half. The tomatoes bought were: Had […]
Continue ReadingTilled Wide Rows & Corn & Side Dressed Cucumbers, Squash, & Cabbage
5/30/2023 – Tilled the wide rows with the JD Tiller and the corn middles. All the middles have now been tilled or plowed. Only plowed the corn once before it was too tall and so this tilling was the second cultivation. The soil was packed so this also helped that issue. Side Dressed the cucumbers […]
Continue ReadingFed Tomatoes Super Bloom
5/29/2023 – As the tomatoes have quit blooming we fed them Jack’s Super Bloom mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon. Applied 5 gallons.
Continue ReadingTraining the Pear Tree
The pear tree we planted __ years ago has continued to grow tall and narrow. Today, we began training it based on advice at Clemson.edu that states; Pear trees naturally develop narrow angled, upright branches. To train properly angled scaffold branches, either weight the branches, tie branches to pegs in the ground or brace the […]
Continue ReadingSowed All Flower Seeds & Moved Marigolds
5/24/2023 – I tilled two days ago the 5-6 foot wide row on the west edge of the north half where there is a plot of daylilies and onions. We had collected a lot of flower seed packets that had not been sowed so Mary scattered them in the tilled and raked-out soil. I then […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Onion & Shallot Sets From Harris Seeds
5/24/2023 – Onioin sets bought locally will soon be used and doubt the local feed stores have any as they usually do not. Hence, the reason for this order. Also trying a different shallot. Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Shallot Sets – MoniqueBulb, Set, Tuber / For Gardeners / 25 Count 1 $8.80 1 […]
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