A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/2/2019 – Mary planted new gladiolas bought from Michigan Bulb. Under the double windows to the family room – six Commander in Chief, Asiatic lilies, scarlet red blooms. Under the studio and office windows under the eave were two different colors mixed. Bicolor Blooms, 24″-36″ high Deepest Purple Flowers, Gladiolus Waris, 24″-36″ high
Continue ReadingThe powdery mildew has returned to the yellow squash leaves in the same plants as before; i.e. the 2nd and 3rd from the road fence. Application to the tomatoes and marigolds is preventative although the marigolds along the orchard fence seem to have a problem that is not bug related.
Continue Reading7/1/2019 – Fertilized all Crepes–including the ones along the road and orchard fence, with 34-0-0. Very lightly threw some on the Sunset Magic Crepes along the driveway and the one at the grain bin. The transplanted azaleas at the grain bin also got a little. Very lightly threw some on the plumbagos and bridal wreaths […]
Continue ReadingPer the advice being followed I sprayed the peppers for the second time with a solution of a rounded tablespoon of Epsom Salts to one gallon of water and added about a tablespoon of Dawn Ultra per gallon. They have a few blooms but not at all what they should. I sprayed all roses with […]
Continue ReadingThe white dots on the leaves are showing up in some places so I sprayed those areas with new Sevin. Those locations had older leaves as opposed to most areas having new leaves due to the heavy pruning on April 6, 2019. The new growth did not have any white dots.
Continue ReadingAgain, spread 4-5 handfuls of the fertilizer around all of the crepes other than the three little ones in the north end of the orchard along the new fence.
Continue ReadingApplied 4 oz. of Propiconazole 14.3 in 2 gallons of water with a three-count squirt of Dawn Ultra to all daylilies and the small white rose outside the guest room. That concentration came from here. The Dawn will act as a sticker as well as hit the Rust spores again. We applied Dawn four days […]
Continue ReadingThe remaining two blue plumbagos–bought late last year at Mobile Botanical Gardens fall sale–are trying to die like the other two. I sprayed them last week with Sevin in case the problem was a pest. They seemed to look some better but still no new growth and a lot of dead near the base. Sounds […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the advice of many, I tried for the first time spraying 1% Dawn Ultra and water. The 1% mix value came from page 51 of the . The pdf is saved locally. Note they had the best results with this as opposed to a long list of the often recommended fungicides. To 2 gallons […]
Continue ReadingAbout 6/6/2019 – Bought from Ted & Nancy’s Fruit Stand, on Three-Notch, two 3-gallon white plumbagos to replace two of the blue ones that died mysteriously. On a page about plumbago’s the writer said there is a white variety know as Alba. The tag on the two we bought did not call it that.
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