Sowed Bermuda Grass Seed
Sowed 5 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed: around the ponds edge and bald spots; in front of the Shed; and between the barn and grain bin
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Lowered Pond’s Outfall and filled low area
5/10/2020 – Wayne Maples and I looked at the pond’s level in relation to the low area on the south side and the area that was to be the outfall to the ditch on the north side. He agreed the outfall needed to go down a couple of inches near the ditch. He brought his […]
Continue ReadingPond Water Quality Test Results
5/8/2020 – Below water quality values obtained using HACH’s AquaChek test strip. Total Hardness – 1.5 Total Alkalinity – 0 pH – 6.2
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Extended Daylily Bed across Old Fence and made Rose Bed at New Corner
5/1/2020 – Used the JD tiller to prepare the soil in the space that was the pond-side of the yard-pond fence at the road where the new rail fence extends into what was the double-wide gate. The bed had been a large curved bed in the corner of the rail fence and the pond fence. […]
Continue ReadingPond Water Quality Test Results
5/30/2020 – Below water quality values obtained using HACH’s AquaChek test strip. At 7:00 AM Total Hardness – 1.5 Total Alkalinity – 0 pH – 6.2 At 12 Noon Total Hardness – 1.5 Total Alkalinity – 0 pH – 6.8
Continue ReadingSpread 5 lbs. of Pennington Bermuda Grass Seed
4/30/2020 – Spread 5 lbs of Pennington Numex Sahara BermudaGrass unhulled seed. The seed was Penkoted and had been treated “with what is commonly known as Stimulate”. It was spread in: the dirt area between the barn and grain bin; the bare spots along old fence line near blueberries; bare spots near the pond gate; […]
Continue ReadingPlanted 4 Oleanders on the north side of the pond
NOTE – Several of these plants were frozen in the three low-20° cold spells during the first months of 2021. The ones that may have lived were badly damaged. All four were removed and azaleas for the backyard row were planted. 4/28/2020 – Planted four 3-gallon Oleanders, bought at Ted & Nancy’s Vegetable Stand, on […]
Continue ReadingBegan feeding Sportsman’s Choice Fingerling Fish Feed
4/27/2020 – Picked up 3-50 lb sacks of Sportsman’s Choice® Fingerling Fish Feed from Hurley F&F. Threw out 4-5 handfuls in and around the PVC pipe circle.
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Removed Fence at Pond, Buried Dog Fence, Mowed away the weeds
4/18 & 19/2020 – We rented an EZ-Trencher from Sunbelt Rental to bury the Extreme Dog Fence, Second Generation, 2020, Standard Grade Kit Package by Extreme Dog Fence with 1,500 feet of wire. The trencher digs great but since you have to pull it backwards it is impossible to maintain a straight line. A low cost […]
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More Rail Fence Installed
Paul Farill and Justin Lee, with a lot of help from Sylvia, completed Rail Fence: along the road at the pond; on the property line between us and Peggy/Frank back to the ditch; the N-S fence on the west side of the old garden field either side of the new shed. Peg/Frank also had them […]
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