First Hard Frost – Nov. 17th
11/17/2019 – We had a light frost on the roof of the house a week or so ago but today was the first frost on the grass and generally everywhere.
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Planted Bonnie’s Green Magic Hybrid Broccoli
11/16/2019 – Bought a six-pack of Bonnie’s Green Magic Hybrid Broccoli at Hurley Farm & Feed. Planted them in the north end of Mary’s Garden where the basil had been. Per the tag: full Sun 6+ hours morning sun at planting hits them at ______ afternoon sun is gone by 3 PM. maturity 57 days […]
Continue ReadingSide Dressed 1st Mustard
11/15/2019 – The first mustard planted on 10/10/19 (Florida Broadleaf) in rows 3 & 4 is 4-6″ tall. Although it was planted in a double row the rain spread the seed around and the top of the wide row has a good distribution of young plants. Threw 34-0-0 along the row and watered it in. […]
Continue ReadingSowed Space Spinach & replanted Emperor Spinach
11/14/2019 – Sowed Space Spinach in the north half of Row 13 in the north half of the garden. Dropped the seeds with the PVC pipe/funnel and raked soil over them. Lightly tamped with the back of the rack times. [It did not come up.] Re-sowed most of the Emperor Spinach in row 11 planted […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Elbon Rye in Tomato and Squash rows
11/13/2019 – Disked and spread Elbon Rye in the three rows on the east and west side of the north half of the garden as the hard freeze last night killed the squash and tomatoes. Lightly disked the seed in as done in the south half. In the south half, the rye planted on the […]
Continue ReadingFirst Hard Freeze, 25.5 F, Nov. 13
11/13/2019 – The weather this fall has been great but winter is here now. The wind blew 15-25 MPH yesterday as a cold front blew through and an arctic blast followed the wind. At 6 AM the weather station shows the temp to be 25.5 degrees, an 8 MPH wind, and 70% humidity. The afternoon […]
Continue ReadingWinter Squash, Fungus, & Status
11/7/2019 – On 10/24/2019 I began spraying the winter squash for fungus that was damaging leaves. I should have sprayed the initial small areas 3-4 days earlier before it spread. It spread very quickly. I should have begun spraying Mancozeb much sooner as a preventative.
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Sowed Elbon Rye in South Half as Cover Crop
11/6/2019 – Sowed Elbon Rye in the south half of the garden as a cover crop. The roots are supposed to trap root-knot nematodes and break up the subgrade fairly deep. The grass will improve the organics in the soil. The area is 1/6th acre including the turn rows. So, to sow at 100 lbs/ac. […]
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Planted Coneflower Mix
11/6/2019 – Planted a total of 6 rootings that were 2 each of 3 varieties from Michigan Bulb. Go here to see their page. Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Angel Face’ Height: 24 – 48 inches Spacing: 18 – 24 inches Spread: 18 – 24 inches Light Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade Foliage Type: Dark green, lanceolate, coarse and hairy and toothed. […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Bee & Butterfly Garden Collection
11/06/2019 – After having relocated the pannicle hydrangeas that did not do well in the narrow driveway bed as well two daylilies, Mary planted a bulb collection to attract bees and butterflies. The collection was bought from Michigan Bulb and the link to the collection is here. The collection contains: 5 Leucojum Aestivum, ‘Summer Snowflake’. […]
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