A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/29/2021 – Fed 8-8-8 to the Hydrangeas scattered around the drip line. This feeding is based on advice here from the MS Extension Service. The two larger mop head Hydrangeas (4-5 ft high) on the east side and south side of the backyard got a cup each. The smaller ones (3 ft high) in the […]
Continue Reading7/28/2021 – Pruned 18 to 24 inches from the tops of the older, large blueberry bushes south of the old oak. Trimmed the sides and cut out 2 to 3 old canes from each one. The younger bushes are almost that tall so we did not trim them.
Continue Reading7/24/2021 about 12:30 PM with the full sun and 92° F. [As of 8/3/21, the St. Augustine grass has not died but is not growing. Likely that is because it was not to be sprayed when the temperature was over 85°.]
Continue Reading7/13/2021 – The oldest knockout on the west side of the front porch has a cane with wilting leaves like the former rose behind it had. We are concerned that it is again root rot as discussed here. Poured 1.5 gallons of 3:1 water to hydrogen peroxide all around the rose stump out about 18″ from […]
Continue Reading7/13/2021 – Sprayed the back of the road’s ditch with Glyphosate mixed with Weed-B-Gon with crabgrass control plus a non-ionic surfactant (NIS). There were many large patches of crabgrass and a lot of amaranth about to bloom. Mixed it in the 2-gallon sprayer for Gly+2,4D by adding 8 oz of 41% glyphosate to 1 gallon […]
Continue Reading6/25/2021 – We mixed 75 gallons (3 25-gallon tanks) of our Concoction that is based on the Modified Hooker Formula for daylilies. The mix below was measured into a 2.5-gallon watering can and water added to dilute it. We used the 3/4″ ID tubing to distribute the mix on all the beds and plants in […]
Continue Reading6/17/2021 – Fed the Crepes 33-0-0. Large ones got 4 handfuls and small ones 2-3. Also threw some on the roses, sunflowers, and marigolds in the SW corner pond bed so the sunflowers will catch up with the larger blooming sunflowers behind the two crepes.
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6/14/2021 – Mary’s daylily seedlings grown from seeds from our plants have become too large for the 3″ pots and were re-planted along the southwest edge of the Grain Bin. The plants were very healthy and had roots circling the base. As all daylilies at that location will be from seeds it will be fun […]
Continue Reading6/10/2021 – Given the very wet spring and heavy rains the grass is understandably looking pale. In addition, it is trying to push up through the leveling sand and so some fertilizer would be good. Decided to apply AGFA’s 8-8-8 with iron as it has twice the iron as does the 15-0-15. ACES says here for a […]
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