Sprayed Glyphosphate around all Pecan Trees
4/6/2023
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Installed 5 New Mosquito Eradicators
4/5/2023 – They were installed using the existing top black cap and its wire hanger. They need to be replaced before July 4th. A reminder was added to the calendar.
Continue ReadingOrdered Our First Dahlias
Ordered 4/5/2023 from American Meadows. Firepot Decorative Dahlia Bag of 3 Item No: AM003109 Quantity: 1 $18.12 Pretty Woman Dark Angel Dahlia Bag of 3 Item No: AM005776 Quantity: 1 $18.12 Subtotal $36.24 Shipping $10.99 Tax $3.78 Your Order Total $51.01
Continue ReadingFirst Fertilizing of Crepe Myrtles 2023
4/1/2023 – Threw evenly 6-8 handfuls of 13-13-13 under the large ones and 3-4 under the small ones. Spreading 13-13-13 this first time to replenish the P&K.
Continue ReadingRoses and New Pots for the Patio
3/29/2023 – Several days ago we bought at Ted & Nancy’s two “Moonlight in Paris” roses by My Bouquet. Today we got at Lowe’s two 20″ diameter red resin pots and Miracle Grow potting soil. They replace the two “Julia Child” gold floribunda roses bought in 2019 that finally declined too far. The two clay-style beige […]
Continue ReadingSpread preemergent herbicide in the yard to prevent crabgrass and other weed germination.
3/2/2023 – Spread Pendulum 2G preemergent herbicide for Crabgrass on spots in the front and west yards and other places listed below to prevent crabgrass and other weed germination. This has been a warm February so maybe should have spread it a few weeks ago.
Continue ReadingWalker Smith & Brother pressure washed house & mulched beds
3/1/2023 – This month Walker Smith and his brother pressure washed the house and distributed mulch we ordered from Long Leaf Mulch co.
Continue ReadingSpread Slow-Release Fertilizer on Beds
2/23/2023 – Bought 3 sacks of GreenPoint Pro 13-6-6 slow-release fertilizer with trace elements and spread one sack on all the flower beds. Only spread some around the daylilies in the Crepe bed along the road. The rate spread was like last year where the density was judged based on a measured amount spread on […]
Continue ReadingWeeded Beds & Trimmed Roses
1/25/2023 – Over the past couple of weeks weeded the beds around the front yard and back patio. Today, weeded the beds along the front of the house and cut the knock-out roses back to about 3.5 feet. Also, cut back the two along the kitchen wall. Rounded the two floribunda roses on either side […]
Continue ReadingSpread Pendulum 2G preemergent herbicide for Burweed
11/01/2022 – Spreader Pendulum 2G to prevent Burweed from germinating with the cyclone seeder set on 2. Spread it in the areas below. Roughly half the 40 lb. silver metallic bag was spread. The remaining half bag will be spread in early spring on spots in the yard to prevent crabgrass and other weed germination.
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