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5/15/2020 – In Row 10, south half, sowed a double row of Texas Creme Peas and in Row 11 sowed a double row of Mississippi Creme Peas. Sowed with the HOSS seeder with plate 5. Seed depth was about 3/4″. The individual rows are about 12″ apart. The soil was very dry so we watered […]
Continue Reading5/14/2020 – Side dressed the four rows of the 3rd planting of corn (Silver Queen) in the southwest corner next to the pecan trees. Threw in 33-0-0 along both sides. Pulled dirt up around the stalk mixing in the fertilizer and hopefully making them more resistant to the wind.
Continue Reading5/13/2020 – This has been a very dry spring and we are again weeks since a good rain and nothing significant predicted for the next week. Watering with the wand has proven ok but now that the 1st corn is shoulder height that is not practical and the corn is curling. Laid the hose down […]
Continue Reading5/12/2020 – Yesterday afternoon we tilled an 8’x8′ bed around the Martin House pole. This morning we hauled in more topsoil from the construction of Ranger’s Shed and raised it some. We removed clumps from the Lady Bed and 2nd year young ones to make room for the two Savanah Debutants and two Moses Fire […]
Continue Reading5/9/2020 – Mary was excited to find a half bucket of her favorite green beans. They were hanging in clusters below the leaves and we had not noticed them until Fergie turned one over at the end of the row and Mary saw the pods.
Continue Reading5/8/2020 – 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.
Continue Reading5/8/2020 – 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 Reading5/7/2020 – 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 Reading5/5/2020 – 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 […]
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