African Violets – First Order
3/30/2021 – Mary placed her first ever African Violet order from a grower. Purchased six different varieties from the Violet Barn. See Inventory – African Violets page for more info.
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Planted marigolds and lettuce grown in the greenhouse
3/27/2021 – From the greenhouse seedlings, Mary planted marigolds in various flower beds and marigolds and Paris Island lettuce in her garden.
Continue ReadingOrdered Herbs, Flowers, and Vegetables
3/27/2021 – Ordered from Harris Seeds on Free Shipping Weekend. Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Dill FernleafSeed / Untreated / 100 Seeds 1 $2.85 1 Lettuce Truchas MTO OrganicSeed / Organic / 50 Seeds 1 $2.00 1 Lettuce Dragoon MTO OrganicSeed / Organic / 50 Seeds 1 $2.15 1 Pentas Lucky Star Mix F1Seed […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Orchids – First Time
3/25/2021 – Ordered the orchids below from Pelican Coast Farms via OrchidsAmore.com. Up to now most of Mary’s orchids were bought locally and usually did not have an identification. 3/29/2021 – The photo below is of the delivered plants. Info and Stock Photos of the Orchids from OrchidsAmore.com Aerides odorata Aerides odorata division is a […]
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Sowed Squash, Cantaloupes, Cucumbers, & Tomatoes After Laying Drip Line
3/21 & 22/2021 – In the north half we installed four rows of drip line in the second to fourth rows from the fence. Just before sowing the seeds we turned the system on for about 10 minutes to make wet spots every 12″ and sowed seeds in every other spot after loosening the soil […]
Continue ReadingSowed G90 Corn
3/20/2021 – Sowed 9 rows of G90 corn in the south half next to the pecan trees. Tried a different plan to prepare the row based on what worked well last year. The plan was as follows. Soil has been plowed and disked to level. Used a middle buster plow in the cultivator to open […]
Continue ReadingSowed Saved Marigold Seeds
3/16/2021 – Mary and Piper sowed marigold seeds saved from last year’s garden. They were sowed in 3′ (N-S) x 5″ (E-W) plots in the west most area of the north half. Based on Tom’s advice the seeds were scattered over the soft soil. Then wiped in for minimum coverage of the very thin seeds […]
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Planted Onion Sets and Spinach
3/16/2021 – We, with Piper and Olivia’s help, planted 1 lb each of white and yellow onion sets and pre-sprouted spinach seeds in the big garden next to the flower area on the west edge next to the blooming Sand Pear Tree. The onion sets were placed with the help, for the first time, of […]
Continue ReadingSowed Spinach & Planted Tomatoes in Mary’s garden
3/15/2021 – Sowed presprouted Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach seeds & planted Super Sweet tomatoes in Mary’s garden. The spinach seeds had been soaked overnight, drained, and put into a pint mason jar with the lid on it. The jar was put into the butter tray of the outside refrigerator. The seeds had grown a white […]
Continue ReadingFed Remaining Daylilies, Roses, Hydrangeas, Plumbagos, & Spireas
3/13/2021 – Today we fed the backyard daylilies, roses, hydrangeas, and spireas the Hooker formula with the Epsom Salts as opposed to the last feeding of daylilies when we left it out. We added the Epsom Salts this time as the Roses seemed to like it even though the soil test shows we have high […]
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