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5/20/2026 – Remedy Ultra post on this site contains the following related to bachberry control. 7/20/2021 Plans to Re-spray Briars in the North Fields For blackberry and dewberry control in pastures see this aces.com paper. It recommends 2 pints of Remedy Ultra per acre. Converting that to a spot spray rate anticipating 1 gallon of liquid […]
Continue Reading6/6/2026 – Spread with little green Scotts Whirl Hand-Powered Spreader: This was the first time to spread it. It is very fine with some dust. Set the spreader on 3 and it seemed to cover ok, leaving some to go perpendicular for better coverage on the high-risk area.
Continue Reading6/6/2026 – Sidedressed with 15-0-15:
Continue Reading6/5/2026 – Sidedressed knee-high corn with 33-0-0 using the old plastic seeder with new Gates Truflex 0250 belt & the large plate. Dropped it on the east side of the row. Bought the belt from Grainger.
Continue Reading5/10/2026 – Liquid Copper Fungicide by Southern Ag — Vegetables: Mix specified rate in 1 gallon of water apply 2 gallons of mixed solution per 1,000 sq. ft. (1 gallon of mixed solution per 500 sq. ft.). Apply every 7-10 days until harvest but not on the day of harvest. From https://sundownfarms.com/gardening/chemicals/fungicides/liquid-copper-fungicide/ 5/23/2026 – Repeated spray. […]
Continue Reading5/14/2026 – Fertilized corn with 15-0-15 at 2 lbs per row. Tilled it in with push plow that also hit weeds between the gap left by plowing with the tractor’s yesterday and V1-V2 little stalks. Mary spread the fertilizer. Calculations per ChatGPT – The Plan was to use the old seeder…but the old belt had […]
Continue ReadingCorn growth stages based on leaf number are usually described using the “V-stage” vegetative system developed for agronomy and crop science. The system is widely used by universities such as Iowa State University and Purdue University. The stages are written as: The “V” stands for vegetative growth. The key point is that the stage is […]
Continue ReadingZingiber officinale Flexible Harvest Window: Harvest baby ginger in 3–4 months or mature ginger in 8–10 months. Planting & Growing Information
Continue Reading4/23/2026 – Sowed 1.5 lbs of G-90 corn in 10 rows in the southeast corner of the garden. Bought ¼-lb if Incredible Yellow to sow the 11th row. Sowed it differently than in past years. Once the plants are up, spread 33-0-0 with the plastic seeder and repeat that as needed.
Continue Reading4/9/2026 – 3 PM. Planted tomatoes: Big Beef 17x; Celebrity Plus 18X rooted from seed 4/10/2026, 8 AM
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