Sowed Common Bermuda on new outfall and filled areas
Spread 5 lbs of hull Bermuda grass seed bought at G&D Feed Store.
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First time to flood rows for irrigation
5/13/2020 – This has been a very dry spring and we are again weeks since a good rain and nothing significant predicted for the next week. Watering with the wand has proven ok but now that the 1st corn is shoulder height that is not practical and the corn is curling. Laid the hose down […]
Continue ReadingPlanted New Daylilies for Mother’s Day
From Oake’s Daylilies, ordered 4/20/2020: SAVANNAH DEBUTANTE × 2 $29.98 – 6″ bloom, 32″ tall, Mid-Late Season + rebloom, Dormant. Beautiful peachy apricot double blooms have a full, fluffy form. A gorgeous color. Petals are ribbed and have wide ruffled edges. Fragrant. MOSES’ FIRE × 2 $59.98 – 6″ bloom, 22″ tall, Mid Season+ rebloom, Dormant. […]
Continue ReadingBuilt Daylily Nursery Bed
5/12/2020 – Yesterday afternoon we tilled an 8’x8′ bed around the Martin House pole. This morning we hauled in more topsoil from the construction of Ranger’s Shed and raised it some. We removed clumps from the Lady Bed and 2nd year young ones to make room for the two Savanah Debutants and two Moses Fire […]
Continue ReadingLowered Pond’s Outfall and filled low area
5/10/2020 – Wayne Maples and I looked at the pond’s level in relation to the low area on the south side and the area that was to be the outfall to the ditch on the north side. He agreed the outfall needed to go down a couple of inches near the ditch. He brought his […]
Continue ReadingGathered First Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans
5/9/2020 – Mary was excited to find a half bucket of her favorite green beans. They were hanging in clusters below the leaves and we had not noticed them until Fergie turned one over at the end of the row and Mary saw the pods.
Continue ReadingYellow Squash Harvest has begun
5/8/2020 – The Gold Star (F1) yellow squash has grown well with no disease or bug damage so far. There are many blooms and bees that today yielded three squash.
Continue ReadingPond Water Quality Test Results
5/8/2020 – Below water quality values obtained using HACH’s AquaChek test strip. Total Hardness – 1.5 Total Alkalinity – 0 pH – 6.2
Continue ReadingSidedressed 1st Corn 2nd time, Cantaloupes and Cucumbers
5/8/2020 – The 1st corn, G-90, is tasselling and silking so side dressed it with 33-0-0 with a handful of lime in about 2 gallons of fertilizer. Spread about 4 gallons on both sides of the five 60′ rows. Then rake it in. The cantaloupes and cucumbers are vining so side dressed them with the […]
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