Yellow Squash Harvest has begun
5/8/2020 – The Gold Star (F1) yellow squash has grown well with no disease or bug damage so far. There are many blooms and bees that today yielded three squash.
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Sidedressed 1st Corn 2nd time, Cantaloupes and Cucumbers
5/8/2020 – The 1st corn, G-90, is tasselling and silking so side dressed it with 33-0-0 with a handful of lime in about 2 gallons of fertilizer. Spread about 4 gallons on both sides of the five 60′ rows. Then rake it in. The cantaloupes and cucumbers are vining so side dressed them with the […]
Continue ReadingZucchini Harvest Has Begun
5/7/2020 – The Dunja zucchini has grown quickly and with little disease or bug damage. We have had nights in the 50’s so that has to help suppress those issues. This was the first day we picked more than one of the zucchini.
Continue ReadingSprayed Copper Fungicide on: Squash, Cucumbers, Cantaloupes, and Tomatoes
5/5/2020 – When watering and weeding this morning we found black spots on the 1st PEPH peas (Alternaria leaf blight) and white/tan spots and decayed areas on the yellow squash and a few on the Zucchini. Sprayed 1.5 gallons on them with the last of the Bonide and a little Southern Ag Copper based fungicide […]
Continue ReadingRe-sowed Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans
5/3/2020 – The three rows of KWB in the south half planted on 3/27/2020 must have been planted too early and the weather was too cool as the germination was very poor. In addition, they were sown with the red plastic planter that never sowed evenly and has now been replaced with the HOSS planter. […]
Continue ReadingTransplanted/Relocated 3rd Corn
4/30/2020 – The 3rd sowing of corn (Silver Queen) is 6-10″ high and needs to be thinned in some places and there are 2-4′ gaps in others. Moved the ones that needed to be thinned out into the gaps. Then, watered them in.
Continue ReadingFertilized Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Squash, and Peppers
4/30/2020 – Based on the analysis in the post Recap & Plans for Tomatoes we fertilized as follows. mixed about 1/4 cup Borax (analysis was to apply 1/3rd but decided to go light) in 2 cups of 15-0-15 and spread it along both sides of the 60 ft. row of tomatoes and tomatillos. Sidedress summer […]
Continue ReadingInstalled tomato supports and tied up the big ones
4/30/2020 – Installed T posts and the high tensile wire in the west-most row of tomatoes and tomatillos. The tomatoes that survived the first planting were tied up with bailing string. Suckers and leaves touching the dirt were removed.
Continue ReadingRecap & Plans for Tomatoes
4/29/2020 Recap: Mary grew very healthy Roma, Celebrity, and Tomatillos seedlings. We planted them in the garden in holes with 15-0-15 thrown in and mixed a bit with the soil. They looked great for almost a week then most died. Likely due to so much nitrogen so close to the young roots. Earlier, while Piper […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed 2nd corn and cultivated
4/27/2020 – Cultivated the 2nd corn planting, that is 4 rows, in rows 7 to 11. Also cultivated the peas and the zipper pea row that did not come up to get it ready to plant MS Creme Peas tomorrow. The cultivating left a perfect slot next to the corn for the side-dressing of 33-0-0 […]
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