A farmer works in acres not hours.
9/25/2019 – At 8 am they were all over the young squash plants so I sprayed them with Spinosed by Jacks Dead Bug Brew. At 6 pm they were worse so sprayed them with Bug-b-Gone that is an instant knockdown whereas Spinosed takes 24-48 hours to work. Although, it had been applied twice in powder […]
Continue Reading9/18/2019 – We have been saving seeds and seed pods from the plants listed below. They were piling up on the table in Mary’s Art Studio and today we broke open the dry okra pods and others to extract the seeds. The colorful corn is still on the cobs with the shucks pulled back waiting […]
Continue Reading9/24/2019 – Truth is that we had planted Swiss Chard in mid August but it never got going after coming up. Too HOT then too dry. Tilled that row with the rest of it to replant. Planted in the south 15 feet of Mary’s Garden: Yellow Swiss Chard – 2nd row from the fence Pak […]
Continue ReadingIn August, we began preparation of a new 12-foot diameter daylily bed between the pear and peach trees. First I broke up the soil with the teeth of the box blade and sprayed the weeds–left from the wildflower patch–with glyphosate. Several weeks later, I tilled and shaped the dirt. It looks better than I expected […]
Continue Reading9/23/2019 – At 4 PM I found the flea beetles thick on all the squash. Sprinkled the last of the Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug Brew by Bonita (with Spinosad) on all plants. This is the second time to hit them with the dust and now the __oz. container is empty. The first time was on […]
Continue Reading2/22/2019 – Completed the installation of 1/2″ drip irrigation in the beds along: the wood fence next to the pecan orchard north to the second Camilla; i.e not into the Bay Tree bed; to the gate post at the driveway and; installed a 2-hour mechanical timer at the new fawcett at the power pole in […]
Continue Reading9/20/2019 – That is some cooler than before yesterday’s 0.39-inch rain and slightly cooler mornings in the high 60s.
Continue Reading9/19/2019 – Mowed the pond field. 9/21/2019 – Mowed the pond area of the peanut field.
Continue Reading9/16/2019 – The flea bettles are back on the winter squash as the Bug-No-More only last a few days…like the new Sevin and Neem oil. So, applied Capt. Jack’s dust with Spinosad by Bonide. It shook out in globs. The next day I watered the plants–has not rained in 3 weeks–and let the water wash […]
Continue Reading9/18/2019 – Sidedressed okra, bell peppers, banana peppers, and hot wax peppers with 34-0-0. Threw the white granules along the side of the rows in 12-18″ bans. Then watered it in as we have had no rain since August 26; i.e. 3 weeks ago.
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