A farmer works in acres not hours.
10/23/2020 – The hill was drawn three days ago and today a deep V-groove was made with the hoe. Dropped in 8-8-8 with Borax and raked the soil back over it. In the south half, sowed Waltham 29 Broccoli (2019 seed) in the south end of Row 10. Used the PVC drop tube, dragging about […]
Continue Reading10/20/2020 – Flea beetles are eating her plants so sprayed all plants other than the peppers, Tia Basil, and onions with the last of the Spinosad bought at Hurley F&S.
Continue Reading10/15/2020 – Planted an 18-foot double-row of red onion bulbs from St. Elmo F&S in Row 8 between the Warrior Bunching Onions—that are 1″-2″ high needle-thin shoots—and the Tendergreen Spinach/Mustard. The row had been hilled last week so used the hoe to loosen it about 3″ deep. Raked it flat then used the hoe to […]
Continue Reading10/10/2020, mid-afternoon – The north 25 ft of row 5A had been hilled and so used the hoe to carve in a 3″-4″ deep groove. Spread bone meal and used the garden rake to pull the dirt on top of the bone meal—maybe 1 ” cover. Note: Hurricane Delta—now TS Delta—dumped 0.92″ of rain on […]
Continue Reading10/10/2020 – Bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed: Bloomsdale Spinach Bok Choi Cabbage Lucullus Swiss Chard
Continue Reading10/5/2020 – Used the hiller to build rows 5A & 5B where the pumpkins had been. The soil had been thoroughly disked so raced up an pulled up the rows….again forgetting to put the fertilizer down before hilling. Will have to fertilize differently and let it be an experiment. See below for how it was […]
Continue Reading10/1/2020 – Using the new Taylor soil thermometer the soil temps 2″ down in the big garden was 88° (soil that had been in the shade for about 30 minutes) to 92° for the nearby soil that was still in the sun and had been for 5+ hours on this almost cloudless day with the […]
Continue Reading8/26/2020 – Tehama – One packet has 250 seeds planted on 12″ spacing, 1/4″ deep in 18″ rows. Pre-sprouting in the frig – For most crops, 0.2 inch (5 mm) [initial root] is enough. For lettuce half that length is good, and one day may be time enough. per Pam Dawling. Lettuce can be planted […]
Continue Reading9/28/2020 – Sowed Elbon Rye in the north half of the garden as a cover crop. It grew well last year in the south half. 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 […]
Continue Reading9/28/2020 – Mary bought a six-pack of Bonnie Romaine Leaf Lettuce and a six-pack of Red Romaine Leaf Lettuce at Hurley F&S. Today she planted them in the flower bed along the electrical panel wall at the back patio; i.e. in front to the new hydrangeas.
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