Pruned the Crepe Myrtles
1/7/2021 – Pruned the small branches and a few larger ones that were growing toward the center of the Crepes.
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1/7/2021 – Pruned the small branches and a few larger ones that were growing toward the center of the Crepes.
Continue Reading01/02/2021 – To prevent or at least reduce the impact of Petal Blight we sprinkled Mancozeb around the camellias per the advice here. We mixed it at roughly 0.88 oz per gallon in the new metal watering can with the sprinkler head. Sprinkled it 4-5 feet out from the trunk. Sprinkled it on the three […]
Continue Reading11/8/2020 – This is the second year for the two Meyer Lemons and both have borne a good crop. The west one is really loaded.
Continue Reading11/6/2020 – Widened the daylily & camillia bed in the front yard along the 4-board orchard fence to 4.5 ft. Relocated two daylilies to even out spacing and moved __ daylilies from the nursery to the new space in front of the current daylilies.
Continue Reading11/1/2020 – After the wind from Hurricane Zeta blew the south side of the large Knock Out rose immediately west of the front porch the blackened stalks in the center and dead canes were more visible. Cut them out. Research into why the azalea in the backyard row has dead stalks lead to understanding about […]
Continue Reading10/25/2020 – The azalea on the east side of the gap between the back yard and the barnyard has had limbs dying. Diagnosis of it having Crown rot or wilt – (Phytophthora) and the treatment was with the help of the following. Diagnosis is based on “Scraping away the bark with a knife revealed discolored wood […]
Continue Reading10/9/2020 – Buried a new wire from a new junction box to a grease-cup splice at the little oak tree near the northwest most pole of the barn. The original wire goes from a new grey junction box 2′ from the pole to a new junction box halfway to the deck. See the plan image […]
Continue Reading10/8/2020 – Sprayed the lemons and satsumas with Spinosad for the second time in this series to stop the leaf miners.
Continue Reading10/1/2020 – Using the April 22, 2019 application as a guide, but wanting to not fertilize as heavy this late in the fall, we decided to spread 100 lbs. of 15-0-15 (2/3rds of that application) while putting in 2 lbs of Extinguish. Therefore, mix 1 lb. of Extinguish in each 50 lb sack of fertilizer […]
Continue Reading9/29/2020 – Took pH readings with the Kelsey meter in the following locations. Target pH for St. Augustine Grass is 6.0 – 6.5. Location Reading Action Front yard – Grass grows well. Make half of the full 1 point adjustment and retest. >½ pt NW Corner 5.5 SW Corner 5.2 NE Corner 5.0 SE Corner […]
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