Walker Smith & Brother pressure washed house & mulched beds
3/1/2023 – This month Walker Smith and his brother pressure washed the house and distributed mulch we ordered from Long Leaf Mulch co.
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Painted Gates in the Pecan Orchard
2/28/2023 – Completed painting the painted gates in the pecan orchard with Rustolem’s Rust Reformer. This was the first time we have needed to paint them as they are beginning to get small rust spots on the sun side of the pipes. The gates are the double 14-foot gates at the road and the 12-foot […]
Continue ReadingAdded Fingerlings to Small Pond – 1st time
2/24/2023 – This morning we bought at St. Elmo F&S from Alabama Fish & Pond the fingerlings listed below and put them into the small pond. This was the first stocking of that pond dug last winter. They cost about $215.
Continue ReadingSpread Slow-Release Fertilizer on Beds
2/23/2023 – Bought 3 sacks of GreenPoint Pro 13-6-6 slow-release fertilizer with trace elements and spread one sack on all the flower beds. Only spread some around the daylilies in the Crepe bed along the road. The rate spread was like last year where the density was judged based on a measured amount spread on […]
Continue ReadingBought Fertilizer at GreenPoint AG
2/23/2023 – Bought:
Continue ReadingSowed Tomato and Pepper Seeds in the Greenhouse
2/22/2023 – Mary sowed the following in individual small pots sitting in trays in the greenhouse. The tomatoes are in 2-inch square deep pots with Miracle Grow potting soil in the lower half and Jiffy Seed Starting soil in the upper half where the seed was sowed 1/4 inch deep. The peppers were in standard […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Algaecide At Pond’s Edge Twice. Again
In February 2022, I sprayed the edge of the pond for algae at too low a level of Cutrin Plus. Then sprayed at a higher concentration. This year repeated the mistake of not having enough Cutrin. Filamentous algae have come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at about 4 oz / 2 gallons and sprayed all of […]
Continue ReadingWeeded Beds & Trimmed Roses
1/25/2023 – Over the past couple of weeks weeded the beds around the front yard and back patio. Today, weeded the beds along the front of the house and cut the knock-out roses back to about 3.5 feet. Also, cut back the two along the kitchen wall. Rounded the two floribunda roses on either side […]
Continue ReadingSeed Orders for 2023 Garden
From HOSS Better Boy Tomato – 50 seeds $5.99 National Pickling Cucumber $3.99 Ordered 1/4/23 Cheers Cabbage × 1 $3.99 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99 Ordered 1/11/2023 From SESE Name Quantity Item Price Item Total Cajun Jewel Okra, 4g Item #69102 1 $3.25 $3.25 Cayenne, Carolina Hot Pepper, 0.3g Item #46521 1 $3.50 $3.50 Charleston Belle […]
Continue ReadingFive Very Cold Days
December 22-26, 2022 – A very intense winter storm brought a long cold spell up to and through Christmas Day. Date Low High 12/22/2022 21 52 12/23/2022 19 35 12/24/2022 21 47 12/25/2022 21 56 12/26/2022 23 62
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