A farmer works in acres not hours.
11/02/2019 – Planted in the north half: April Cross Radish – Row 11, north 10 ft. of the south half Emperor Spinach – Row 11, north end of the north half Buttercrunch Lettuce – Row 12, north end of the south half Rainbow Carrots – Row 12, south end of the south half King Richard […]
Continue ReadingFed Fish Emulsion to all the plants in her garden that had 2nd and 3rd level leaves; i.e. not just popped up seeds. Those that were fertilized were: the Bonnie Chinese Cabbage, Swiss Chard, and Pak Choy
Continue Reading10/28/2019 – This was the second light liquid fertilizing of the Celebrities where other plants are now putting on small tomatoes. The Romas are blooming so this is the first time for them during the bloom stage. The tomatillos are also blooming so they got another shot. Fertilized the Celebrity and Roma tomatoes, as well […]
Continue Reading10/27/2019 – The fast progressing fungus damage to the winter squash may have been slowed down but the last two days of rain did not help. Sprayed all of them with Mancozeb. A lot of leaves are now missing and fruit is sitting there between leaf stems with no leaves.
Continue Reading
10/24/2019 – Today we bought a six-pack of Bonnie Chinese Cabbage, Napa Type, at Hurley Farm & Feed store. Mary planted them in the south end of the westmost row where Ravin the horse had rolled.
Continue Reading12/23/2019 – Last week I began seeing some leaf decay and should have sprayed then. A few days later it was getting worse and still waited. Today there were much larger areas than yesterday so sprayed about the 1/2 gallon that was left of Bonibe Copper-based fungicide. It covered the north half of the two […]
Continue Reading10/23/2019 – Planted: Ruby Queen Beets in the north half of row 5 while the beets planted 2 weeks ago in the south half a just starting to show. This planting was a single row rather than a double row on the wide hill. Early Flat Dutch Cabbage in the 30 feet of the north […]
Continue Reading
In the Big Garden 10/20/2019, 8:00 AM – On our 24th anniversary, we planted in the big garden four vegetables. The weather forecast is for cooler evenings are regular rains as the days begin to cool with highs only in the 70’s. Counting on that being true, and that we can mitigate a hot day […]
Continue Reading10/19/2019 – Over half the okra is dead and what is producing is largely tough–even when small. There were only 3-6 pods per day for the whole row. The banana, Hungarian Hot Wax, Cayenne, and Bell peppers have been prolific although the Bells never grew larger peppers than 3″ round. It is time to plant […]
Continue Reading10/17/2019 – The Celebrity tomatoes are blooming and one has small tomatoes. The Tomatillos and peppers seedlings we grew and planted in the row look pale and so they were also fertilized. Fertilized them with a combination of fish emulsion and Miracle Grow. The Romas will be blooming soon so did not fertilize them until […]
Continue Reading