A farmer works in acres not hours.
5/26/2019 – We bought four units (2 packages) at Dawes Hardware for $24.95 each and hung them in the locations below. They are to be effective for 90 days: i.e. to the end of August. On 5/10/19, Mary notice Barn Swallows darting around the trees where the Eradicators are installed along the driveway. They were […]
Continue ReadingWiden azalea bed in the backyard under the bedroom and dressing room windows. Also extended it on the east end to project follow a curving edge to create the grass-pool effect. Planted two Hibiscus in the new widened end. Extended the ends of the hydrangea-daylily-pecan trees bed to match the Indigo bed immediately north and […]
Continue Reading5/6/2019 – For the past week the Driskell’s staff have been setting up a large portable loading pen and feeding the steers inside it. Today they closed the gates and hauled them to another local pen. After the cows were hauled away the winter grass, that is still high, was cut for hay on the […]
Continue Reading5/5/2019 – Sprayed all daylilies the second time with Mancozeb for Rust. As we continue to remove leaves with Rust there was far less than when we first noticed it. Still plan to spray again next weekend.
Continue Reading5/5/2019 – Installed the four 6″ sweeps, bought yesterday at Toomy’s for a little over $50, on Ted’s cultivator. Plowed the first planting of G-90 corn and pink-eye-purple-hull peas, okra and squash. The cultivator worked well once it was level and set to go as deep as it would go.
Continue Reading5/2/2019 – Sprayed Azaleas for Lacebugs with Sevin Concentrate. Also sprayed the 4 citrus trees in the SW corner of the yard and the one at the garden to be sure the last spray for aphids got them. Applied almost three gallons.
Continue ReadingSevin Liquid Concentrate – 1 Gallon Permethrin SFR Insecticide 36.8 % – SKU-CSI82004505 quart-$33.06Label click here and MSDS click here.
Continue ReadingIn the garden, we planted six sweet peppers (row 6 south end) and six more tomatoes (row 15 north end). Mulched heavy with old hay from the bale feeding areas. All tomatoes and peppers now have the hay mulch. In the herb bed, we planted a Husky Cherry Tomato and a Black Cherry Tomato plant. […]
Continue ReadingOn January 29 we planted Mortgage Lifter Improved (MLI) seeds inside and they came up. In February we moved them to a larger pot. In March they spent most of the month outside to harden as it was a warm month. In April we planted them in the garden. The first week of May came […]
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