Sprayed Epsom Salts on Tomatoes and Peppers
5/24-25/2024 – Sprayed tomatoes and peppers with Epsom Salts at 1 tbsp/gal.
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Sprayed Ditch Banks for Cogongrass, et al.
5/21/2024 – Sprayed north banks (orchard gate to west property line and south road ditch banks from west property line to across from front porch with 4 oz. GLy per gallon with 1 oz. per gallon of 2-4D. That took three gallons. Sprayed remaining south ditch and ditch at the garden based on advice here, […]
Continue ReadingReplanted PEPH, Kentucky Wonder Beans, Okra, & Butternuts in wide gaps
5/17/2024 – The PEPH, after sowing twice with the seeder still has large gaps and in one row half the row is empty. The Kentucky Wonder bean row had very few coming up so filled in those wide gaps. The eastmost row of Clemson Spillass Okra hardly came but the second row did well so […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed then Cultivated Garden with Fergie & new Wheel Hoe
5/16/2024 – As we had a 7″ rain day a few days ago and surely a lot of the fertilizer washed away, I side-dressed everything with 33-0-0 other than tomatoes, peas, and beans. The tomatoes are growing great so the plan is to side dress again when the first ones are ripe. Then plowed all […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom Salts on Tomatoes, Peppers, & Roses
5/4/2024 – Mixed 1 tbsp per gallon and sprayed all plants. This was the first time this year. I was encouraged to try it again based on the article linked below. https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/68/Fertilize-with-Epsom-Salts
Continue ReadingSowed Clemson Spinless Okra
5/3/2024 – Predictions for the future sunrise low temps is in the low 70s. Sowed Clemson Spinless Okra in the eastmost two rows of the N½ using the No. 3 plate at ¾-inch depth with every other hole blocked with cellophane tape to put them in at 19/3= 8 inches apart. The plan is to […]
Continue ReadingSowed then Re-sowed PEPH (N½), Bush Beans in the S½, & filled in Squash
5/2/2024 – Sowed PEPH with a No. 5 plate in five 60 ft rows. On the last rows, the seed in the cup did not appear to be dropping. I decided it was my imagination. Once I emptied the cup I again found the drop tube was plugged with PEPH seed as happened with the corn. I […]
Continue ReadingSpread Extinguish 2nd time
4/25/2024 – Still seeing ants in some places and expect the first spreading was not enough. This is the 2nd spreading this spring. This time the gate on the cyclone seader was wider than before. Still had a problem with it bridging over the gap. Spread a small jug on:
Continue ReadingSowed Butternut Squash
4/25/2024 – The Betternut 401 Hybrid butternut squash seed arrived today from Victory Seed Co. Sowed some at 4 oc in the north end of the south half row 49 ft from the east fence.
Continue ReadingSide Dressed Pepper/Basil Row
Side dressed Pepper/Basil row with 33-0-0 lightly and tilled with stirrup hoe the tiny weeds to cover the fertilizer.
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