A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/18/2020 – Used the Stihl hedge trimmer to: Top the three taller bushes; one at the south end of the row and the two north-most bushes. Trimmed the too-tall shoots on all the others in the row The two original blueberry bushes next to the row of original azaleas–and the driveway to the barnyard–were cut […]
Continue Reading7/16/2020 Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Marigold Inca II Primrose F1 Seed Untreated / 250 Seeds 1 $11.25 1 Marigold Inca II Orange F1 Seed Untreated / 250 Seeds 1 $10.13
Continue ReadingIn addition to the above, ‘Miss Tinkerbell’ reblooming daylily, bloomed all spring and has a few blooms even now in mid-July.
Continue Reading7/15/2020 – On this hot morning before an all afternoon series of thunderstorms, we widened the narrow bed along the driveway (in the Magnolia Frescati “yard”). It was widened about a shovel width and is now about 3.5 feet wide. Only the large white rose in the center hangs outside the edge. The sod was […]
Continue Reading7/14/2020 – Fed citrus, peach and pears 13-13-13. Also Magnolia Frescati and oaks in barnyard.
Continue Reading7/14/2020 – Seeing a couple of stink bugs and their damage, and it has been a little over a week since the last spraying, sprayed well the indeterminate tomatoes with Bifenthrin. The determinates are about done and have few tomatoes.
Continue Reading7/14/2020 – Some of the peppers are starting to bear and bloom again. Fed them fish emulsion at 1 Tblsp per gallon.
Continue Reading7/13/2020 – Mary completed sowing the 36 empty cells in the tray of onions & leeks sowed 6/27/2020. The onions and leeks from HOSS were Warrior Bunching Onions and Matejko Leeks.
Continue Reading6/12/2020 – The pH at the three little tomato plants and at the sweet basil plants ranges from 6.2-6.4. Broke up the crusted soil around each plant. Mixed 2 Tbsp of baking soda in 2 gallons of water and poured in around each one. Had about a gallon left so poured it around the Tia […]
Continue Reading7/11/2020 – This morning re-disked the area, where the Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans had been, that we disked several weeks ago. Did not use the drag as it would have torn up the adjacent creme peas and other crops next to areas that were also disked. Raked the three-row width area to plant the vining […]
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