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3/18/2026 From Reimer Seeds Product(s) Sale Price Qty. Total Roma II Bean Seeds Pack: 1/4 lb $3.00 2 $6.00 Kentucky Wonder Bush Bean Seeds Pack: 1/4 lb $4.50 1 $4.50 English Thyme Seeds Pack: pk/1000 $3.50 1 $3.50 Bush Beans Phaseolus vulgaris Seed Depth Soil Temp. for Germination Days to Germination Sunlight Requirements Planting Time […]
Continue Reading2/26/2026 – Applied ten 40-lb. bags of Austinville Pelletized Dolomitic LawnLime. Ran in 4M at 2350-RPM/PTO-540RPM and it threw 20-ft either side of center, but should have required 2 passes, but the lime only lasted ~1.3 passes. The easternmost 40-foot pass got twice what the rest of it got. Below are my preparatory calculations, where something […]
Continue ReadingOrder Placed 1/12/2026 Benary’s Giant Mix Zinnia Seed 1 $22.15 Size: 500 Seeds Prairie Sun Pelleted Rudbeckia Seed 2 $13.60 Size: Packet Big Beef Plus (F1) Tomato Seed 1 $6.20 Size: Packet Celebrity Plus (F1) Tomato Seed 1 $6.45 Size: Packet Bonanza™ Harmony Marigold Seed 1 $6.35 Size: 500 Seeds Lemon Gem Marigold Seed 1 […]
Continue Reading9/1/2025 – We started 10 cuttings from the spring’s two varieties of tomatoes in the 2-year-old finely ground pine bark mulch, and they had a lot of roots. They were planted in the center of the north half between rows of beans that are coming up.
Continue Reading8/25/2025 – Sowed in the north half four rows of snap-style beans ordered from HOSS and posted here. Site Preparation was Different Product SKU Price Quantity Total Hoss Green Blaze Bush Bean – 100 Seeds HVS996 $599 2 $1198 Navajo Bean – 100 Seeds HVS2709 $599 2 $1198 Note:
Continue Reading8/19/2025 – Ordered from Hoss: Product SKU Price Quantity Total Hoss Green Blaze Bush Bean – 100 Seeds HVS996 $599 2 $1198 Navajo Bean – 100 Seeds HVS2709 $599 2 $1198
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/23/2025. Options for stink bugs and leaffooted bugs, as Spinosad is ineffective on hard-shell piercing insects: Here are reliable sources that support the response regarding spinosad’s ineffectiveness on stink bugs and leaffooted bugs: Scientific and Extension Publications Pesticide Labeling and Use Guidelines Insect Biology Context Summary Source Highlights MSU Extension Clearly states […]
Continue Reading6/22/2025 – Sprayed tomatoes for leaf-footed bugs and stink bugs with Bifenthrin – Fertilome Broad Spectrum Insecticide
Continue Reading5/31/2025 Sprayed spinosad on tomatoes for lg grn worms and lightly sprayed peppers just in case. Moved Okra seedlings that were too close into gaps where seeds did not germinate. Used push plow with rippers to do corn middles for crab grass and with stirrup hoe along the tiny peas, squash, and cucumbers.
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