A farmer works in acres not hours.
3/13/2024 – Used the new cyclone seeder to spread Extinguish targetting 1.5 lbs per acre per the label with the spreader’s gate set to 1/8 inch opening. So, 1/2 lb would almost cover 14,500 SF and that is about the same as the front yard as well as the yard west of the driveway and […]
Continue Reading3/4 & 3/12/2024 – Bought a 12 CY load and a 6 CY Load of crushed pine bark mulch for $30/CY from Longleaf Mulch on Ward Road and hired Anthony Allen to deliver and spread it on these dates for $550+100 to spread and $150+100 to deliver. We had sprayed the weeds with Glyphosphate and […]
Continue Reading3/8/2024 – Fertilized the flower beds, oak leaf hydrangea, and satsuma in the orchard with the slow-release fertilizer other than these plants.
Continue Reading2/28/2024 – 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 ReadingThe 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 Reading2/22/2024 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 Reading2/15/2024 – 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 Reading2/9/2024 – 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 Reading2/8/2024 – 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 Reading1/6/2024 – 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.
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