A farmer works in acres not hours.
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 […]
Continue Reading3/12/2018 – Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted marigold seedlings in the new camellia beds where the original seedlings were bitten by the two cold nights last week.
Continue Reading3/12/2019 – The soil test says it needs 120#-0-120# per acre. As the garden is about 1/3 acre it needs 40#-0-40#. So, a 15-0-15 fertilizer means: 15% of 50 lbs is 7.5# per bag. So, 40/7.5=6 bags. Bought six 50 lb. bags of 15-0-15 plus iron at Agri Afc on Dawes Rd. Spread five bags […]
Continue Reading3/9/2019 – Paul Farill built the fence along the north and west side of the new garden space just east of the pecan orchard. The existing heavy “bull wire” fence, adjacent to the pecan trees, was removed and the posts and mesh used in the new fence. The garden is now part of the orchard. […]
Continue ReadingThe Big Garden From Southern Exposure Seed Exchange See italicised notes on how well they did in the Spring 2019 garden. Pkts. Products 1 ea. Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, 4 g, 20 seeds. Transplant or direct sow after last frost. Space 6-12 in. apart. Ht. 9-18 in. At 12″ oc we could plant a 20′ […]
Continue Reading2/28/2019 – This morning Mary found three of the green cabbage heads had split open. We pulled them and found slugs and one snail on the underside of the leaves. Pulled off all the old leaves down to the split head and took them inside. Sliced open one of the heads and did not find […]
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2/24/2019 – Today Mary harvested her first ever cabbage. It tastes mild and a bit sweet and is as good as it looks. We made our standard coleslaw and it was great.
Continue ReadingMary applied fish emulsion to the plants in her large veggie bed and harvested a basketfull of Mustard Greens. Thankfully she harvested the greens BEFORE pouring on the emulsion.
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Today, 1/23/2019, a very warm day in the 70’s for late February–Mary planted in the herb bed basil and cilantro seedlings we grew from Burpee’s seeds. The packages called them “Sweet Basil” and “Common Cilantro”. The dense row of small green plants is lettuce that came up from seed planted directly into the bed. There […]
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