A farmer works in acres not hours.
10/5/2019 – We let the cayennes turn red and today picked them from one bush. Also, picked the bell peppers that seem to always be small when they begin to turn red. The banana peppers are smaller than a few weeks ago before they turn orange. We have picked about twice this many red Hot […]
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10/4/2019 – Should have done this several weeks ago but concerned it would make the flea beetle issue worse. They have not returned since the last spraying of Bug-no-More and the hot sun and no rain in over a month is stressing the plants. The frequent southerly winds have blown the vines toward the north […]
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Ravin the horse rolled on Mary’s Garden over the very young seedlings. We replanted. Several days later, after Mary left for Houston, I installed T-posts with one barb wire to hopefully keep them out.
Continue Reading10/1/2019 – We planted immediately north of the Celebrity Tomatoes seven Roma seedlings we grew from seen on the carport. Plus, Mary put one in the second spot from the south end of the Celebrities where one had died. Also, put one in the spot where the Amelia seedling died. There is now only one […]
Continue Reading10/1/2019 – Mary planted one cluster of ___ onions bought at Lowe’s in the onion row; i.e. fourth and last row from the fence.
Continue Reading9/25/2019 – At 8 am they were all over the young squash plants so I sprayed them with Spinosed by Jacks Dead Bug Brew. At 6 pm they were worse so sprayed them with Bug-b-Gone that is an instant knockdown whereas Spinosed takes 24-48 hours to work. Although, it had been applied twice in powder […]
Continue Reading9/18/2019 – We have been saving seeds and seed pods from the plants listed below. They were piling up on the table in Mary’s Art Studio and today we broke open the dry okra pods and others to extract the seeds. The colorful corn is still on the cobs with the shucks pulled back waiting […]
Continue Reading9/24/2019 – Truth is that we had planted Swiss Chard in mid August but it never got going after coming up. Too HOT then too dry. Tilled that row with the rest of it to replant. Planted in the south 15 feet of Mary’s Garden: Yellow Swiss Chard – 2nd row from the fence Pak […]
Continue Reading9/23/2019 – At 4 PM I found the flea beetles thick on all the squash. Sprinkled the last of the Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug Brew by Bonita (with Spinosad) on all plants. This is the second time to hit them with the dust and now the __oz. container is empty. The first time was on […]
Continue Reading9/20/2019 – That is some cooler than before yesterday’s 0.39-inch rain and slightly cooler mornings in the high 60s.
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