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11/06/2026 – From the label to spray tallow seedlings in the new 6-wire fence and other locations: Mesquite Control Using High Volume Foliage Treatment: For controlof mesquite infestations of low to moderate density, apply Remedy® Ultraspecialty herbicide and Reclaim in a tank mixture to individual plantswith backpack or hand-held sprayers or a vehicle-mounted sprayer withhand-held […]
Continue Reading8/23/2025 – Mixed Grazon as done in 2023 and spread with Ag Sprayer at 20 psi running Fergie in 1H at 1500 RPMs. That was wrong. Only covered the heavy weeds around the edges. Mixed 5 gallons more (1 pint of Grazon), finished the edges, and could only hit the broadleaf weeds in the center […]
Continue Reading10/1/2023 – The barb-wire fence installed by the County’s contractor when the road was paved has been falling apart for years. Now that we own the east 20 acres we hired Ted Strange and Daniel to replace it. They installed this month a 5-wire fence with posts on 8-foot centers with 6×6 “H” braces and […]
Continue Reading9/15/2023 – Closed on the purchase of the east 20 acres of land across from the house. Last week we closed on the sale of the northmost 15 acres.
Continue Reading4/25/2023 – Spread 3 bags (150 lbs.) of 15-0-15 on the 1.1 acres. That is a little less than IFAS recommendations here. This has been called Ranger’s Field but he died a few months ago. Now Buddy and Holly, Ted’s Belgium Haflingers are there. Ran Fergie in 1H at 540 RPM with the spreader set […]
Continue Reading2/28/2023 – Completed painting the painted gates in the pecan orchard with Rustolem’s Rust Reformer. This was the first time we have needed to paint them as they are beginning to get small rust spots on the sun side of the pipes. The gates are the double 14-foot gates at the road and the 12-foot […]
Continue Reading11/01/2022 – Spreader Pendulum 2G to prevent Burweed from germinating with the cyclone seeder set on 2. Spread it in the areas below. Roughly half the 40 lb. silver metallic bag was spread. The remaining half bag will be spread in early spring on spots in the yard to prevent crabgrass and other weed germination.
Continue Reading10/28/2022 – Sowed Elbon Rye in the garden as a cover crop. Disked it in with the disk only 1-2 inches deep. Spread 25 lbs. of Winter Ryegrass on Ranger’s field other than a maybe 50-ft wide swath from the north garden fence along the east fence to the north fence. That was more seed […]
Continue Reading7/25/2021 – Sprayed Crossbow on the brush in the fence rows along the lane to the north fields and the west fence of those two fields. Mixed it in the pull-behind 13-gallon sprayer per the following from the label. From the Label:Easy to Control Species1.5 gallons per acre broadcast application or 1 to 1.5% mixturesfor […]
Continue Reading7/21/2021 – Ted’s spraying the fields did a great job but given the style of sprayer there were places that were not sprayed and tallow trees and sweet gums that did not get enough. The following is the plan and what was done.
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