Five Very Cold Days
December 22-26, 2022 – A very intense winter storm brought a long cold spell up to and through Christmas Day. Date Low High 12/22/2022 21 52 12/23/2022 19 35 12/24/2022 21 47 12/25/2022 21 56 12/26/2022 23 62
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Planted daylilies in the bed next to Pond Gate
Planted daylilies in the bed next to Pond Gate, at the road west of the driveway, that were removed from the south side of the Martin House bed where Cogon Grass was growing from bird droppings. This bed was available as we removed the daylilies that had been placed there a couple of years ago […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed tomatoes & Tied Up Peppers 1st Time
Side dressed tomatoes lightly with a mixture of 13-13-13 plus 0-0-60 A new tomato side-dressing mixture devised here is to reduce the N (the vines are growing fast with the 13-13-13 below the hill) while providing a high level of potassium as recommended in the link from TomatoDirt.com below. The tomatoes are healthy and grow […]
Continue ReadingRelocated Sunflowers and Marigolds
Relocated: Marigolds from around the new rose in front of the picture window to: the SE corner of the front yard along the fence between the driveway and the pond-yard gate to the new bed at the end of the old azaleas on the east side of the walk-through. Note – They were 18″ high […]
Continue ReadingMoved Daylilies to the Yard Veggy Garden
2/23/2022 – The daylilies Mary started from seed and profuscations were not doing well along the south edge of the grain bin. We moved them to the north end of the original yard vegetable garden next to the 8 daylilies we moved there last fall. Although they did not have a good leaf density they […]
Continue ReadingApplied boron to radish, carrots, and beets
11/27/2021 – Mixed 1 tablespoon of Borax into two gallons of water in the green plastic can and sprinkled it on about 70 feet of row of carrots. baby beets and radishes.
Continue ReadingSowed Garden’s South Half and rows in North With Elbon Rye
10/3/2021 – Sowed Elbon Rye in the south half of the garden as a cover crop as was done last year in the north half. The area is 1/6th acre including the turn rows. So, to sow at 100 lbs/ac. sowed 100/6 = 17 lbs. The process: Used the 6 ft, drag harrow to level […]
Continue ReadingBought Lime & Slow Release Fertilizer
9/21/2021 – Bought at Greenpoint AG 3 40-lb sacks of pelletized lime and one 50-lb. sack of 58% 13-6-6 Slow Release Premium fertilizer.
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Installed a Fire Pit on Back Patio
9/8/2021 – Installed a fire pit made of Tremron wall block that matches the patio pavers and a fire ring with 1/2 cooking grate.
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