Fertilized Beds with Slow Release
3/8/2024 – Fertilized the flower beds, oak leaf hydrangea, and satsuma in the orchard with the slow-release fertilizer other than these plants.
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Sprayed WFZ on Yard on Feb 28 & Followup
2/28/2024 – Using info from last year it was sprayed after greening (too late) so sprayed the lawn with Fertilome’s Weed Free Zone (WFZ) now. WFZ kills/controls Florida Betony, Spiderwort, and Creeping Charlie which are major issues this year…as usual. 3/2/2024 – With the backpack sprayer, sprayed the edges, spiderwort that did not look sick, […]
Continue ReadingPlanted 4 Camillias in Crepe Myrtle Bed
The four 1-gallon camellias bought at Kim’s on 1/6/2024 were planted in the locations below. The positions are between the Crepes numbered east to west beginning with the one in the corner of the Pecan Orchard as No. 1. Between Crepes 2-3 — Camellia Laura Walker Between Crepes 3-4 — Camellia sasanqua X japonica – […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Lawn & Pasture in Mid-February
2/22/2024 ACES says here for a low-maintenance lawn apply ½ lb. nitrogen per 1,000 SF three times per year. So to get 0.5 lb nitrogen with 15-0-15 would require spreading per 1,000 SF 0.5/0.15 = 3.33 lbs/1,000 SF of 15-0-15. The 15-0-15 contains 2% iron. So, that rate over the actual area is 3.33×53= 176 lbs to […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Glyphosate On FL Betony In All Beds
2/15/2024 – Sprayed a 5% solution of 41% Glyphosate on all weeds in all beds in the front, side, and back yards. Added 6 oz. to one gallon of water. This was at the rate we have used since 2020 and that works to kill Florida Betony. 2/24/2024 – Most of the weeds are turning […]
Continue ReadingPruned and Fertilized the Roses
2/9/2024 – Pruned the Knock Out roses back to where we did last year and gave the Floribunda roses a “hair cut” to remove the leggy shoots. They are budding out with new leaves. Spread slow-release fertilizer on all of them.
Continue ReadingSpread Preemergent Herbicide on the Yard
2/8/2024 – Spread Pendulum 2G for crabgrass where the label says for St. Augustinegrass to spread 75 – 100 lbs/acre = 1.7 – 2.3 lbs/1,000 sf. Used the new Earthway cyclone seeder/spreader bought in January to replace Dad’s old one the rats or squirrels had eaten. The rate chart on the bottom of the spreader […]
Continue ReadingBought Camellias & a Native Azalea from Kim’s Nursery
1/6/2024 – This was our first time at Kim’s and will not be our last. We bought: Details and links above are from dealers with websites. Kim’s is not a major commercial venture. The image below is a bowl of Blooms Kim had to show us what the camellias would produce.
Continue ReadingPlanted 10 Mums where the Jasmine had died in the Driveway Bed
9/28/2023 – Bought six Sunset Orange Ball Mums and six Granta Red Belgium Mums. Planted eight in the drveway bed and two next to the small porch at the Kitchen door. The last rain was two months ago on 7/28/2023. Although the beds have drip irrigation the Jasmine likely needed a wider swath and our […]
Continue ReadingHedged Roses To Bloom in the Fall
8/14/2023 – Hedged roses top foot or so and cleaned up the sides to bloom in the fall. 11/30/2023 – With regular deadheading, the roses have bloomed consistently and survived two frosts so far. 12/18/2023 – All Roses are still blooming despite heavy frosts and a few nights below 32°.
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