Fed Roses Miracle Grow + Fish Emulsion
Mixed 2T of Miracle Grow and about 2T of fish emulsion per gallon and poured it on all the roses.
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Fergie gets a new rear tire
7/19/2019 – McGriff’s installed a new left rear tire on Fergie for $413. David also filled the right side with water. I set this up with Josh. Afterwards, I disked the garden for the first time and both tires being filled with water made a tremendous difference.
Continue ReadingSide Dressed Okra
7/20/2019 – The okra has produced well up to this week and it seems to have slowed down. That made me wish I had side dressed it last weekend when I should have. There was some 34-0-0 with lime left in a bucket in the grain bin and so I added a little fresh 34-0-0, […]
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Flower Gathering
7/20/2019 – Mary has been gathering flowers from the big garden for a month or so but a post is just now being made. The Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) and Zinnias, State Fair Mixed Colors have produced many flowers. She also collected today about a 1/2-gallon of drying buds of the spent sunflowers for seeds. That […]
Continue ReadingFertilized and Mulched Blueberries
7/19/2019 – This feeding is based on the advice at UF/IFAS’s Blueberry Gardener’s Guide1. The relevant advice we followed or will follow is below. Blueberries respond best to frequent, light fertilization. In the [plant’s] third year and beyond, use 3 ounces of fertilizer (12-4-8) per plant per application spread evenly over a 4-foot diameter circle, […]
Continue ReadingFed Crepe Myrtles, Bridal Wreaths, & Plumbagos
7/18/2019 – Fed the large crepes along the road with 34-0-0. They continue to bloom well and some are hanging down to the grass as they did in the spring. As I walked by also lightly fed the bridal wreaths and plumbagos. The plumbagos had been close to dying but are now doing well with […]
Continue ReadingTrimmed Blueberry Bushes
7/18/2019 – Past years we were here to gather the berries but never right after they were done when it is time to trim the bushes. Several had gotten too tall and all were out of shape. Today we took out some of the old trunks to open up the large one on the south […]
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Mowed peas, corn, squash, and cucumbers
7/17/2019 – The peas, G-90 corn, Silver King Corn, squash, and cucumbers were done and the freezer is full. Within 3 weeks we need to plant the first of the fall garden and have to get the east side ready. So, mowed them down and will disk those areas tomorrow. We have also decided to […]
Continue ReadingPulled Multiplying Onions and tilled Mary’s garden
7/16/2019 – We dug up all the clumps of multiplying onions in the south end of her yard garden. Laid them out to dry on the picnic table. Collected almost a big wheelbarrow full of older horse manure from the old garden field and spread it on the north half of the garden other than […]
Continue ReadingSoap+Pepper spray for tomato stink bugs & liquid copper for black spot
7/15/2019 – Stink bug damage to the top side of many tomatoes has got to stop…without having to stop picking tomatoes due to insecticide downtime. So, the homemade, non-toxic spray that sounds the most complete is below. Mixed some with cayenne and sprayed this date and again on 7/17/2019 due to the rains since the […]
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