A farmer works in acres not hours.
1/21/2019 – Subsoiled (using Ted’s Howes subsoiler) the old barn site and adjacent areas where the red clay from the barn burial was at the surface and grass was not growing well. The subsoiler was going down about 12″ and I went both ways about every 18″. Used a satellite view from Google Earth to […]
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The 0.5 lbs. (five bulbs) of Lorz Italian garlic (an heirloom) arrived from Filaree Garlic Farm and were planted the next day, 1/17/2019, in Mary’s large yard garden. They were planted 6″ apart staggered in the wide row and 2″ deep. The dirt had been tilled at least 6″ deep and about a gallon (i.e. […]
Continue ReadingMary planted some of the seed bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed, in her large and small gardens.
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This post will include the days between the first ripping up the hay string and sod through plowing. 1/10/2019 – After months of planning and changes in the plans we finally began work in a small part of Dad’s “Garden”. Before the fence is built, I used the Ford 5600 and Ted’s box blade, with […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 5, 2019 1 lb. G90 Corn seed for $14.00 1 lb. Pink Eye Purple Hull “Top Pick” seed for $4.00 1 lb. Kentucky Wonder Beans seed for $3.50 1/4 oz. package Buttercrunch Lettuce seed for $1.50. From Select Seed Division Lot 20B, Packed for 2018. Did not notice they are last year’s seeds.
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12/11/2018 – Mustard seeds have sprouted. As the dirt appeared to have crusted a little, and we spread 0-0-66, Mary scratched the dirt with the 4-tine hoe 3-4 days ago. She was worried the seeds might have been damaged.
Continue Reading12/7/2018 – Poured about 8 gallons of fish emulsion on the new larger veggie bed and about 4 gallons on the smaller bed at the back patio. Several days before we side dressed both beds with 0-0-66 and used all of a 4 lb. bag. That was added as the soil tests from the pecan orchard […]
Continue Reading12/2/2018 – The vegetables we planted at the new back patio bed have been a lot of fun to watch and have continually contributed to our meals. So, we wanted a larger garden and today built a 7′ x 35′ bed next to the power pole where the pecans are only on one side. This […]
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12/2/2018 – The vegetables we planted at the new back patio bed have been a lot of fun to watch and have continually contributed to our meals. So, we wanted a larger garden and today built a 7′ x 35′ bed next to the power pole where the pecans are only on one side. This […]
Continue ReadingOrdered 10/13/18 from American Meadows at 50% off. Frans Hals Daylily Bag of 3, Item #: 7FDL3 $10.49 Hyperion Reblooming Daylily Bag of 3, Item #: 54FDL3 $11.99
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