Sprayed Malathion in the Garden for flea beetles
8/13/2020 – There is leaf damage on the Jack-o-lantern pumpkins and zucchini. Also spray lightly the seedlings in the squash rows.
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Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees
8/11/2020 – Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees as the new leaves are curling and there is some leafminer damage. 8/12/2020 – Sprayed Daconil on the citrus trees due to black sooty spots and white powdery place on some leaves.
Continue ReadingSprayed Mancozeb on Pumpkins and Squash
8/11/2020 – Sprayed mancozeb on the blue and jack-o-lantern pumpkins and the zuchinni as there are a few white spots and a little downy mildew. Also sprayed lightly the seedlings that have come up in the winter squash rows on the east side.
Continue ReadingPlanted Tomato Rootings in Mary’s Garden
8/6/2020 – Tomato rootings grown from BetterBoy cuttings from the Big Garden several weeks ago were planted along the 4-rail fence in Mary’s Garden on the south side of the three cherry tomatoes upto the power pole guy wire. 8/7/2020 – Gathered the brown hay from the location where tomatoes had been in the big […]
Continue ReadingSowed Squash, Zucchini, & Cabbage
8/4/2020 – Sowed the following in the east-most three rows in the south half. Eastmost Row – 4′ from the grass lane Santa Ana Butternut squash in the south 30 feet of the eastmost row. 24″ apart and 1/2-1″ deep. Betternut Squash in the north 30 feet of the eastmost row. 24″ apart and 1/2-1″ […]
Continue ReadingPulled Remaining Okra and Disked to Plant Winter Squash
8/3/2020 – Only about 50% of the okra is still growing and had re-started bearing so we were getting only 4-6 pods per day. They did not get over 3 feet tall and the white roots had many nodule-like bumps. Likely, root-knot nematodes. That would explain the poor growth and production. Need to find a […]
Continue ReadingThinned Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins
8/2/2020 – In the first row planted for the fall garden everything germinated great and the jack-o-lanterns needed to be thinned as we planted 5 seeds per hill. Blue Pumpkins were planted every 2′ and one came up in each location so did not need to thin them. The jack-o-lanterns have 3-5 per hill so […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Pumpkins and Squash with Mancozeb
8/1/2020 – 8/1/2020 – Given the almost daily rains for the past week, sprayed Mancozeb on the pumpkins and white scalloped squash in Row 5. Small white spots are appearing on the leaves and hopefully, this will stop it.
Continue ReadingSidedressed pumpkins and scalloped squash with 8-8-8+Borax
7/31/2020 – Used 4-tined hoe to break up soil around the young plants. They are 6-8″ high and about 12-16″ wide given the good germination. Sprinkled about 1.5 handfuls of 8-8-8+Borax. around the blue and jack-o-lantern pumpkins and the white scalloped squash as they did not have any under them when sowed.
Continue ReadingSpread Black Kaw & Fertilizer in Mary’s Garden
7/31/2020 – Spread 7 sacks Black Kaw manure and 8-8-8+Borax in Mary’s garden and tilled in. The tilling incorporated the additives and killed the weeds that sprouted. The intent is for the manure to reduce the chance the soil again becomes compacted and to temper the pH. The seven sacks consisted of three 1 CF […]
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