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5/22/2022 – The Ashley cucumbers came up well and were too thick. To thin them some were transplanted to the adjacent empty space in the same row at 12-inch spacing. The total row length is now about 30 feet. Only about half of the year-old Delta Squash seed came up. Filled in the row with […]
Continue ReadingMary sowed marigold and zinnia seeds in the wide row on the west edge of the north half. The varieties were: Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Cherry Queen from Outside Pride (red) Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Canary Bird from Outside Pride (yellow) Marigold, French Queen Sophia from Johnny’s in 2020 Zinnia Red Beauty from SESE in […]
Continue ReadingMay 14, 2022. Sowed Clemson Spineless and Red Burgundy Okra soaked in warm water starting at 5 AM. Spread 13-13-13 between the tracks then pulled up a low hill. Sowed the seeds at about 9 AM (4 hours of soaking time) using the PVC/funnel drop tool. Clemson Spineless – N/61ft Red Burgundy Okra – S/48ft […]
Continue Reading5/4/2022 – Sowed 8 rows of peas and beans as listed below. The seeds were sown 1″ deep in the top of a low hill pulled up on top of 1 pint (1 lb) of 0-0-60 spread between the tracks in each row. Sowed the peas with the HOSS seeder with plate 5 and Plate […]
Continue Reading4/25/2022 – Sowed: Autumn Frost F1 Squash – N/68ft Honeynut Squash – N/68ft Ashley Cucumbers – S/55ft Sugar Cube Cucumbers – N/55ft Hales Best Cantaloupe – S/55ft Cherry Belle Radishes- N/68ft White Icicle Radish- N/68ft
Continue Reading4/20/2022 – Planted squash, basil, and pepper seedlings raised in the greenhouse. Marked rows with the tractor running the rear wheel about a foot away from the previous track making the rows 5-6 feet apart. In the Squash rows in the south-half spread between the tracks 13-13-13 with about 1 teaspoon of borax per 60-foot […]
Continue Reading4/20/2022 – Today Began Identifying Rows By Citing Them As “N/XXft” I.E. N or S for North or South Half then how far they are from the east fence.
Continue Reading4/15/2022 – Planted yellow onion sets in a double row, 20 feet long next to the flowers on the west side, north half, south end of the row. Used the double row dribble that puts the rows 6 inches apart and the sets 4 inches apart. The row is 69 feet from the east fence. […]
Continue Reading4/13/2022 – We had saved 4 small tomato seedlings to replace any that died and only one died. Mary planted them. Placed the treated stakes between every other one (4′ o.c.) and placed the first run of the Florida Weave. Many have blooms. Mary also cut off or shortened the leaves that were on or […]
Continue Reading4/11/2022 – Mary sowed Beach sunflower seeds and marigold seed we saved last year. The sunflowers were sowed in a narrow band along the grass on the SW edge where they have been in the past years. The marigolds are in a 5 ft wide by about 10 feet of the wide area along the […]
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