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2/25/2019 – Disked the plot again with the improved drag that still left grooves at the back outside disks. Raked them out and leveled the area. Planted the Florida King Peach and Pineapple Pear trees bought last week at Blair’s. Spread the wildflower seeds from American Meadows for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in the northeast corner […]
Continue ReadingBought at Blair’s a 3 gallon Flordaking (aka Florida King) Peach and a 3-gallon Pineapple Pear. They were $30 each and were grown at Bracy’s Nursery, LLC, Amite, LA 70422. The Pear is to grow 15′ high and 10′ wide. The peach is to grow to 25′ high and 25′ wide.
Continue Reading2/14/2019 – On this Valentines Day Mary was still sick that came on at the end of the trip to Houston. I planted the following. Moved the crepe myrtle growing at the northwest corner of the house to the south center of the grain bin. This crepe was one from the large white one in […]
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Bought four 3-gallon camellias today at Blair’s during her 50% off sale and planted them along the new wood fence at the pecan orchard. Two are Shishi Gashira Camellias with “hot pink, semi-double blooms”. They are to grow to 4′-5′ high and 6′-8′ wide. Blair said they are the most frequently spec’ed camellia by landscape […]
Continue Reading11/10/2018 – For the past several weeks I have enjoyed collecting the different pecans and studying pecan websites and papers to identify the “cultivars”. Of course, that lead to a new part of this website Pecans, and the pages for each of the ten cultivars of the 39 pecan trees in the orchard, barnyard, and […]
Continue ReadingTuesday – Arrived after driving through the steady rain from Gulfport. It had slowed to a drizzle when we arrived and so got the TT hooked up and everything works. The rain made it much cooler so that was great. Wednesday Jeff the trim guy and helper arrived at 7:30 AM. Mary and I talked […]
Continue ReadingJuly 6 & 7, 2017 – As the row of pecan trees next to the house back to the grain bin had become very tall and spindly–growing so close together–Steve Cain’s (Cain’s Tree and Landscaping) advice was to “top” them so they would not be so susceptible to high winds. We also decided to top rather […]
Continue ReadingMeyer Lemon http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/49905/ http://floridata.com/Plants/Rutaceae/Citrus%20meyeri/1067 River Birch http://homeguides.sfgate.com/river-birch-tree-43016.html Trees for the Eastern Shore Go to the pdf file here. Dogwood Trees Planting Dogwood Care Bare root and burlap dogwood trees should be transplanted in late fall or early spring. Container grown trees can be transplanted any time of the year, provided they are watered regularly after […]
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