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5/16/2020 – Sprayed all the roses. Some black spot is showing up on the Knock Outs and a lot on the white floribundas outside the guest room window. Blooms this year have been great with the little-pink vining roses at the gate lasting far longer than last year when botrytis ruined them.
Continue Reading5/12/2020 – We pruned the row of azaleas between the barnyard and backyard and the camellia next to the house in front of the master closet window. Removed only 6″-9″ from top and sides to even them up and so Mary can see over them. Good leaf coverage remained. 3/25/2021 – The above azaleas that […]
Continue Reading5/13/2020 – The four hibiscuses planted along the wall with the electrical meter and panels in the backyard froze last winter and show little signs of coming back. They were: Two Painted Ladies hibiscuses Two President Red hibiscuses We bought three hydrangeas at Blair’s to replace the hibiscus. They are: Twist-N-Shout big-leaf hydrangea grown by […]
Continue Reading5/13/2020 – Given the success with her first sowing daylily seeds, Mary planted seeds remaining from last year into the 2″ pots now available since planting her first seedlings in the new bed under the Martin House.
Continue ReadingFrom Oake’s Daylilies, ordered 4/20/2020: SAVANNAH DEBUTANTE × 2 $29.98 – 6″ bloom, 32″ tall, Mid-Late Season + rebloom, Dormant. Beautiful peachy apricot double blooms have a full, fluffy form. A gorgeous color. Petals are ribbed and have wide ruffled edges. Fragrant. MOSES’ FIRE × 2 $59.98 – 6″ bloom, 22″ tall, Mid Season+ rebloom, Dormant. […]
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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 Reading5/1/2020 – Prepared 12 oz. of Compare and Save’s Imidacloprid 1.47% split between three 2-gallon watering cans of water. Poured each on 1/3rd of the 5-ft wide circular space around the Frescati.
Continue Reading4/25/2020 – Sprayed Weed-Free-Zone with Spreader Sticker on: Small places in the front yard where the Florida Betony is still growing; under the pecan tree at the ditch just east of the driveway; along the old fence line next to the blueberry bushes where spiderwort was not killed with earlier sprayings; extensive burweed around and […]
Continue Reading4/24/2020 – Sprayed about a gallon of Mancozeb+Spreader Sticker on all roses for black spot and botrytis blight. Sprayed the daylilies that have some rust but did not drench them as we will very soon hit them with Dawn and Incinclopedia (sp?). Per the ARS here, we should repeat this in 5 days and that […]
Continue Reading4/22/2020 – Weighted 1 quart of Sunnland Azalea-Gardenia-Camillia 8-4-8 fertilizer and it weighed 1.5 lbs. Used that volume to gauge how much to put on the various plants in the backyard and front yard including along the fence south of the fruit tree orchard. The larger plants, greater that 3 feet tall, got a full […]
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