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1/4/2024 – Applied ten 40-lb. bags of Austinville Pelletized Dolomitic LawnLime: From their Product Analysis sheet – “This product requires 1844 lbs. to equal one ton of standard liming material (with CCE of 90%).” For our 0.2 acre garden (not including turn rows) with the soil report recommending one ton of standard lime per acre, […]
Continue Reading12/27/2023 – Ordered from Fedco Seeds here. Generally Cuke Slicing Cucumber Cucumis sativus(66 days) F-1 hybrid. A favorite of many, this gynoecious cuke holds its place in our catalog as the best choice for overcoming stress and diseases and for performing well in cold summers, with high yields of uniform straight dark-green white-spined 8–8½” slicers that […]
Continue Reading12/5/2023 – From SESE Name Price Quantity Total Clemson Spineless Okra $3.25 1 $3.25 Poinsett 76 Cucumber $3.25 1 $3.25 Carolina Wonder Sweet Bell Pepper $3.50 1 $3.50 From HOSS Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Iberia Cayenne Pepper 30 seeds 1 $4.99 1 Gold Star Squash 30 seeds 1 $4.99 1 Big Beef Plus […]
Continue Reading12/2/2023 From Johnny’s Benary’s Giant MixZinnia Seed, Size: 100 Seeds, Prospera® Italian Large Leaf DMR (ILL2)Organic (F1) Basil Seed, Packet Green Magic(F1) Broccoli Seed, Packet Whitman Organics – 1st purchase, 1st time to try this variety Squash- Zucchini Desert (F1) Powdery Mildew Resistant – Seeds / 1.5g Seed Packet
Continue Reading10/24/2023 – Sowed about 25 ft of Tendergreen Mustard in the Basil row next to the pepper row in the SW corner of the big garden; i.e. 56 ft from the east fence in mid row. The row had been built with 13-13-13 under the hill in August but it never rained. The drip line […]
Continue Reading10/1/2023 – The barb-wire fence installed by the County’s contractor when the road was paved has been falling apart for years. Now that we own the east 20 acres we hired Ted Strange and Daniel to replace it. They installed this month a 5-wire fence with posts on 8-foot centers with 6×6 “H” braces and […]
Continue Reading9/28/2023 – Bought six Sunset Orange Ball Mums and six Granta Red Belgium Mums. Planted eight in the drveway bed and two next to the small porch at the Kitchen door. The last rain was two months ago on 7/28/2023. Although the beds have drip irrigation the Jasmine likely needed a wider swath and our […]
Continue Reading9/15/2023 – Closed on the purchase of the east 20 acres of land across from the house. Last week we closed on the sale of the northmost 15 acres.
Continue ReadingOrdered from Oakes during their fall half-price sale. Tetraploid rebloomers 4-6″ blooms. Order details Product Total Simply Sensational Daylily × 1 – 4 1/4 in. bloom, 25 in. tall, Early-Mid Season+Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen $14.98 The Reason Y Daylily × 2 – Mid-Late Season + rebloom, Semi-Evergreen $19.98 Winning Note Daylily × 1 – 5 in. bloom, 36 in. tall, Early-Mid Season+Rebloom, SEV […]
Continue Reading8/21/2023 – Today Bay Well Service replaced the pump that has a 5-year warranty per Ed Williams. The cost was $1600. The new pump is a 4″ submersible, 20 GPM, 1 HP. On 11/29/16 we paid $3400 for the new well and pump. It lasted 7 years given the Cow water tanks, drip, and sprinkler […]
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