A farmer works in acres not hours.
From ChatGPT on 6/23/2025. Options for stink bugs and leaffooted bugs, as Spinosad is ineffective on hard-shell piercing insects: Here are reliable sources that support the response regarding spinosad’s ineffectiveness on stink bugs and leaffooted bugs: Scientific and Extension Publications Pesticide Labeling and Use Guidelines Insect Biology Context Summary Source Highlights MSU Extension Clearly states […]
Continue Reading6/22/2025 – Sprayed tomatoes for leaf-footed bugs and stink bugs with Bifenthrin – Fertilome Broad Spectrum Insecticide
Continue Reading6/17/2025 – 5 Items $35.65 Benary’s Giant Mix Benary’s Giant MixZinnia Seed Size: Packet In Stock Each: $5.40 Quantity: 2 Total $10.80 Giant Orange Giant OrangeMarigold Seed Size: Packet In Stock Each: $5.95 Quantity: 1 Total $5.95 Giant Yellow Giant YellowMarigold Seed Size: Packet In Stock Each: $5.95 Quantity: 1 Total $5.95Ballerina BallerinaZinnia Seed Size: 100 Seeds In […]
Continue ReadingFrom the 2,4-D Amine page here. Area Sprayed Mix Calculations
Continue ReadingSpread the one medium jug of Extinguish that is advertised to treat 1 acre, adding time-release fertilizer on the: As the cyclone seeder cannot spread it at the very low rate to do a jug over an acre and the jug is only half full, I added enough time-release fertilzer to double the volume. Shook […]
Continue Reading5/31/2025 Sprayed spinosad on tomatoes for lg grn worms and lightly sprayed peppers just in case. Moved Okra seedlings that were too close into gaps where seeds did not germinate. Used push plow with rippers to do corn middles for crab grass and with stirrup hoe along the tiny peas, squash, and cucumbers.
Continue Reading5/6/2025 – Sowed: Squash, Cukes, & Corn in the South Half Seed bed preparation was: About 4 PM, even though we were very tired, used the HOSS push plow with the stirrup weeder to weed and fluff up swaths in the wide Sunflower row in the south half, western most row. Sprinkled in saved sunflower […]
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