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4/17/2021 – Year before last we had four Hibiscus along the meter/switch-box wall and that winter three of them were killed by the cold temperatures. One survived, came back, and did ok last year. This winter again almost killed it but it has leaves coming up out of the mulch. Researching what to feed a […]
Continue Reading4/15/2021 – On a cloudy afternoon sprayed the satsumas, orange and lemon trees with Spinosad to hopefully prevent leaf miners for damaging the leaves.
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4/15/2021, 2:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Very early this morning light rains began and then became much harder up to 4.4″ per hour. Thankfully, that rate lasted for less than 30 minutes. The pond was well out of its banks and within an inch or two of being as high as last week. All […]
Continue Reading4/13/2021 – Used the 4-tine hoe to loosen the crusted soil around the tomatoes and then spread pecan wood ash from the fireplace. Then used the hoe to scratch the ash into the loosened soil. The ash is supposed to be high in calcium as well as contain other micro-nutrients. The calcium should help reduce […]
Continue Reading4/13/2021, 7:30 AM – Three days since the 4.87″ rains took a sample from the east side near the feeding location. Results from the Aquacheck Test Strips were: pH = 6.8 Total Alkalinity was higher at a full 40 ppm. The water is clear in the top foot or so which it has never been. […]
Continue Reading4/7/2021 – Drove in the 1×2″x5′ stakes I cut from treated Yellawood 1×4″x10’s ripped and sharp end cut in the shop. The stakes are 6′ apart; i.e. three plants are between each stake. 4/12/2021 – Installed first wrapping of the Florida Weave.
Continue Reading4/12/2021 – The heavy rains at the end of last week surely washed out some of the fertilizer—especially the nitrogen and potassium—we have placed in the past month or two. The roses, daylilies, grass, i.e. everything else is/was setting buds and on the way to being the best yard we ever achieved. To preserve that […]
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4/10/2021 – Rain ahead of a cold front began at 3:25 AM and by 6:55 AM 3″ had fallen. By 10 AM the total was 3.37″ and had stopped—other than an occasional sprinkle. In the first 20 minutes the temperature dropped 11° and we had 24 MPH winds. Given the rain over the past two […]
Continue Reading4/9/2021 – Free Shipping Offer Basil Prospera Premium F1 Organic Seed, 1,000 Seeds $7.25 Broccoli Green Magic F1 Seed, Treated, 1,000 Seeds $11.35 Dramm Fogg It Nozzle × 1 Each $11.25 Snapdragon Rocket Mix F1, Untreated, 500 Seeds $5.10 Dillen 4″ Round Pot, 3×12 Count = 36 ea $14.85 Discounts Free Shipping $-11.25Subtotal$49.80Shipping$11.25Taxes$2.09Total$51.89
Continue ReadingMary sowed the following in trays in the greenhouse. The seeds arrived today from Harris Seeds. Dill Fernleaf – 12 each Lettuce Truchas MTO Organic – 18 each Lettuce Dragoon MTO Organic – 12 each Coriander Leisure 12 each
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