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3/16/2022 – The pre-emergent worked well but missed some spots. Sprayed them with 2,4-D Amine 4 at 1 oz/gallon to spray 1,000 SF. Included a non-ionic surfactant. Sprayed 1.5 gallons: west of the Tack Shed to the middle row of pecans; SW of the Tack Shed to the middle row of pecans and east to […]
Continue Reading3/2/2022 – mixed 32 oz of WFZ in 13 gallons of water with non-ionic surfactant in the pull-behind sprayer in the back of the Gator. Sprayed: the front yard the east side yard north to the gate the backyard from the pecans to the driveway along both sides of the driveway three swaths along the […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – Tilled the bed with the JD Tiller where the daylilies were removed this morning on the south side of the grain bin between the entry platform and the firewood shed. Dug up the Blue Plumbagos that were established between the parent and the grass at the SE and SW corner of the house. […]
Continue Reading2/10/2022 – Spread 40 lbs of Pendulum 2G to control crabgrass in the yard. The last application on 10/26/2021 using the cyclone seeder set at 2 seemed to be about the right rate and it did control/eliminate the burweed. At the setting of 2 it appeared to spread 3.5 lbs/1000sf. The application rate table in […]
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Spread 8-8-8 on Citrus and Blueberries. The citrus trees got 4-6 handfuls scattered 1-2 feet outside the drip line. The small blueberries east of the barn got 3-4 handfuls and the old row got 6-8 handfuls on the average out to 3-4 feet beyond the drip line.
Continue Reading1/31/2022 – Pruned out the small stuff, crossing limbs, dead limbs, and suckers from all crepe myrtles.
Continue Reading1/31/2021 – As done successfully in 2021, sprayed 6oz/gal Glyphosate of FL betony in east daylily bed at the orchard, along the Crepe bed by the road and the bed beside the guest room and office.
Continue Reading9/3/2021 – Ants are beginning to be too prevalent so we need to spread more Extinguish but do not want to spread fertilizer. Bought 4.5 lbs so we should be able to cover 3 acres. The goal here is to spread it, without blending, in the cyclone seeder at the rate per the label. To […]
Continue ReadingSprayed WFZ at 2 oz. per gallon using the pull-behind sprayed in the Gator. That would be about 2/3 oz/1000SF that is low but higher than the last time and that time worked ok. Sprayed: Between the east row and center row of pecan trees from the road to one tree away from the Tack […]
Continue Reading10/26/2021 – Found a partially used 40-lb bag of Pendulum 2G in the grain bin in a heavy black trash bag. Used the cyclone seeder set at 2 to spread it in the area of the orchard and yard where we set up the volleyball net and where the Burweed is always bad. Using Google […]
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