A farmer works in acres not hours.
4/6/2019 – We hedged the azaleas between the yard and barnyard down to about 4 feet as well as trimmed the sides. In the tight area at the dog kennel we took out one clump and that increased the width of the area about 3 feet. The truck bed was filled to the height of […]
Continue Reading4/5/2019 – We pulled the pitiful wildflowers –mostly crimson clover–from the three locations in the backyard. Tilled the dirt with the TroyBilt cultivator.
Continue Reading4/4/2019 – Exactly one month ago, 3/4/2019, it rained and has been very dry since then. The large veggie garden was planted a week and half ago and the seeds have been resting in the dry dust. We have watered the beds, new plants, and new trees daily and they have done ok. The grass […]
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Before the rain began this morning (first rain in a month) we widened the narrow bed between the SE corner bed with the power pole and the southmost new camellia. Dug up the large clump of daylilies in the driveway bed and pull out two fans. Dug up a clump that was out of place […]
Continue Reading4/3/2019 – Built a round compost bin with 48″ high field fence. Placed in next to the grain bin at the blower/dryer. Put the yard garden debris and the wildflowers debris removed from the bed along the wood fence/road. 4/6/2019 – We have pulled the wildflowers and weeds from the backyard beds and out them […]
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We completed tilling the bed along the wood fence. Mary planted the four new daylily varieties (21 total plants) she ordered from American Meadows. They are cited below. ‘Crimson Pirate’ Daylily blooms in clear red with golden yellow accents and a sunny yellow throat. Narrow, elongated petals give this easy-care plant a refined look, especially […]
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Last week while Mary was in Houston, Ted brought over two retired rodeo horses. One was a black mare (no name) who has a lame left rear leg and the other was a Yellow Mare (that is what they call her) whose front knees are very bad with the left knee having chipped bones. Yellow […]
Continue ReadingThe bed along the wood fence between the Crepes was cleaned out –other than the ends–of the wildflowers that were mostly clover last week. Used the Troy-Bilt cultivator till the soil that was hard other than next to the crepes and plumbago where it is moist from our watering the plants. Pried off fans from […]
Continue ReadingAll below was fertilized with 15-0-15 unless otherwise noted. Crepe Myrtles along the road – 1 pint (~1 lb) in about a 10′ x 10′ area around the trunk per the soil test. Lightly dribbled around the daylilies, roses, blue plumbagos, and bridal wreaths in the same bed. A little less than a pint on […]
Continue ReadingPlanted 8 hills of yellow squash and 8 of zucchini.
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