A farmer works in acres not hours.
As of April 8, 2019 Daylily Clumps – 81 Roses – 19 Hydrangeas – 7 Blue Plumbagos – 5 Crepe Myrtles – 9 + 4 in pots to be planted soon Azaleas Two Rows in the backyard One at the edge of Citrus Grove Two Encores at the gate One dwarf at the AC compressor […]
Continue Reading4/7/2019 – Planted a Brown Select Satsuma about 35 feet south of the Sand Pear in the large garden. We bought it at Sessions Farm Market. It was grown by Star Nursery, Belle Chase, LA. 4/14/2019, 2:30 AM – A line of thunderstorms blew through very early Sunday morning and a few limbs were blown […]
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4/7/2019 – Corn, pea seeds, and sweet pepper seeds were planted in the very dry beds on 3/28/2019. On 4/4 and 4/5 the dry spell was broken by a long slow 2.6″ of rain. Today, 3 days later, a few corn and pea seeds have sprouted. We used Frank’s hiller to make a bed on […]
Continue Reading4/3/2019 – Built a round compost bin with 48″ high field fence. Placed in next to the grain bin at the blower/dryer. Put the yard garden debris and the wildflowers debris removed from the bed along the wood fence/road. 4/6/2019 – We have pulled the wildflowers and weeds from the backyard beds and out them […]
Continue ReadingPlanted 8 hills of yellow squash and 8 of zucchini.
Continue Reading3/29/2019 – Applied 2 cups of 34-0-0 in our double 22 ft row based on table below extracted from here. Stage Number of Leaves Amount to Apply per Acre Total Applied for Season* Pre Plant 4 20 units 40 Roots Established (2 weeks after planting) 5 20 units 60 Slow Growth (every 2 weeks) 6-8 […]
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Borrowed Frank’s hiller and hilled 8 rows. Planted G90 corn in the south 50 ft of the east 4. Okra in 50 ft of the 5th and a little bell pepper in the 6th. The bell pepper seed did not feed well though the seeder-perhaps because there was very little seed. After lunch, planted the […]
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We had pulled the brussel sprouts–that never produced–and the broccoli plants that produced great as well as some of the multiplying onions that bolted. Those areas were then “tilled” deep with the TroyBuilt Cultivator.
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3/18/2019 – We bought at Blair’s a second Autumn Sunburst Encore Azalea for the west side of the gate to balance the one on the east side. It cost $30. I stopped at Sessions Farm Market after lunch and they were unloading four pallets of hibiscus. I bought two 3-gallon Painted Ladies and two 3-gallon […]
Continue ReadingAlmost 50% of the multiplying onions are bolting, and the broccoli is done for. The mixed Mesculun lettuce has some damaged by the cold last week, some leaves are too large and some are too small. Based on info found at several web sites, the bolting is due to the very cold nights last week […]
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