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9/15-16/2020 – Hurricane Sally grew to Category 1 level as its projected path slowly moved eastward from going ashore west of New Orleans to where it finally came ashore in Baldwin County. For a while, the projected path was over us. The almost ready pecans and the weighted limbs faced gusting winds, largely from the […]
Continue Reading9/13/2020 – Tomorrow Hurricane Sally is to cross south of us on the way to the LA/MS state line. Sowed seeds that are placed deeper so, hopefully, they will not be washed away. Note the alternate way the fertilizer was placed on either side of the seed groove. Update- Ironically, the storm provided only light […]
Continue Reading9/113/2020 – Dug up the 4″ high plants in the Green Magic & Waltham 29 row and planted them in the gaps. Planted them a little deeper than they were. Watered them in gently with the hose. Hopefully, they will survive.
Continue Reading9/12/2020 – Mary sowed a second short row of Evergreen Bunching onion seeds next to the Warrior Bunching onion transplants. She soaked the seeds overnight and then let them dry off some. After they were sowed, she watered them in. The first row of EB she planted came up nicely and is doing well at […]
Continue Reading9/11/2020 – Sprayed Spinosad for: Found three large (1/2″ dia.) whitish worms on the satsuma Found flea beetles and the usual gnats on the pumpkins and squash.
Continue Reading9/11/2020 – Mary planted her little Warrior Bunching onions she grew from seeds in the tray. They did not pull out of the tray easily and some were damaged. She was frustrated with them as nothing she did made it easy with minimal damage to the plants and roots. A few had roots showing in […]
Continue Reading9/6/2020 – Diseases took some of the Jack-o-Lantern pumpkin plants and left holes in the extra wide row. Loosened the soil in two 5’x3′ plots and pulled the edges in so they are raised about 4″. Planted left over daikon radish seeds 1/2″ deep in three rows about 8″ apart in each plot. 9/9/2020 – […]
Continue Reading9/5/2020 – Pre-sprouted the leftover Ruby Queen Beet seed in a half-pint mason jar. They took about 5 days to have nice 1/8″ long red sprouts. Some did not sprout so dropped them in a little thick. Sowed them in the row immediately east of the pumpkin row on the north end of the south […]
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9/5/2020 – This morning we tilled her garden again and planted: Danvers 126 Carrots. Soaked a couple of hours. Cilantro seeds leftover from last year. Soaked overnight a couple of hours last evening then left open to dry off. Spinach plants, six by Bonnie bought at Hurley F&S. Brocolli plants, six by Bonnie bought at […]
Continue Reading9/4/2020 – The small gnat-like flies and small dark eggs are back every morning despite the two malathion sprays and two Bug-No-More with Zeta-cypermethrin (sp?) sprayings. The eggs and problem with the leaves looks like the early stages of squash vine borer. Several places recommended Spinosad. Went to Hurley F&S and bought Ferti-lome’s Spinosad Soap […]
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