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7/25/2024 – Fertilized Magnolias in the pond yard and the various hydrangeas with 13-13-13. Spread it around the perimeter of the Hydrangeas and in a 6′ wide donut around the magnolias with little inside the drip line.
Continue Reading4/25/2024 – Still seeing ants in some places and expect the first spreading was not enough. This is the 2nd spreading this spring. This time the gate on the cyclone seader was wider than before. Still had a problem with it bridging over the gap. Spread a small jug on:
Continue Reading1/30/2024 Links with good info: How to Grow Better Boy Tomatoes
Continue ReadingAt 1 ton/ac for pelletized lime that is equivalent to 1874 lbs of standard lime. need to spread 1.94×1874/40=90 bags
Continue Reading3/2/2024 – Fertilized the row of blueberry bushes with slow-release fertilizer.
Continue Reading12/2/2023 From Johnny’s Benary’s Giant MixZinnia Seed, Size: 100 Seeds, Prospera® Italian Large Leaf DMR (ILL2)Organic (F1) Basil Seed, Packet Green Magic(F1) Broccoli Seed, Packet Whitman Organics – 1st purchase, 1st time to try this variety Squash- Zucchini Desert (F1) Powdery Mildew Resistant – Seeds / 1.5g Seed Packet
Continue Reading4/23/2023 – Sowed: 4/25/2023 – Cherry Belle Radish Rolled over them with the wide rear wheel of the Chapin Seeder to firm the soil.
Continue Reading4/21/2023 – Fed all the crape myrtles with 33-0-0. This was the second feeding this year.
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4/4/2023 – Bought a 3-gallon, 24-inch tall, Ruby Red Grapefruit from Ted & Nancy’s that was grown by Turner Farms Nursery. Planted it where the westmost Myer Lemon had been that froze two years ago. 4/10/2023 – pH of the root ball was 6.0 and the existing dirt around the root ball was 6.5-6.6.
Continue Reading3/31/2023 – Bought red and white periwinkles and yellow lantana at Ted & Nancy’s. Also, a Gold Metal (yellow) Grandiflora rose. The Rose was planted next to the Bird Feeder. The periwinkles and lantana are mixed into the beds for color. 4/1/2023 – Bought a Red Drift Rose at Ted & Nancy’s Fruit Stand. Planted […]
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