Fertilized Blueberries and Aspidistra
3/2/2019 – Fertilized the Blue Berries and Aspidistra with 34-0-0.
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Pressure washed front walk and carport apron
Finally, got the pressure washer to run well enough to clean the concrete walkway to the front door and the carport concrete apron. We had also bought a Briggs and Straton surface cleaner that made the work a lot easier and completed without strips.
Continue ReadingSeed List & Spacings for Spring 2019
The Big Garden From Southern Exposure Seed Exchange See italicised notes on how well they did in the Spring 2019 garden. Pkts. Products 1 ea. Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, 4 g, 20 seeds. Transplant or direct sow after last frost. Space 6-12 in. apart. Ht. 9-18 in. At 12″ oc we could plant a 20′ […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Misc with Fish Emulsion and 0-0-66
All Roses, Daylilies, Sunset Magic Crape Myrtles, four small citrus trees, bay tree shoot, and the herb bed
Continue ReadingSplitting Green Cabbage Heads & Purple Cabbage
2/28/2019 – This morning Mary found three of the green cabbage heads had split open. We pulled them and found slugs and one snail on the underside of the leaves. Pulled off all the old leaves down to the split head and took them inside. Sliced open one of the heads and did not find […]
Continue ReadingFlower & Herb Seed Order
Ordered 2/26/2019 Seeds from SESE Thyme, Summer, 0.2 g Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, bulk size: 28 g Statice (Sea Lavender), Mixed Colors, 0.15 g Johnny-Jump-Up, Helen Mt, 0.08 g Poppy, Breadseed, Charlottesville Old From Michigan Bulb Co. Native Milkweed Selections 62415 – Five root-bare seedlings
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Planted wildflower plot at old barn site and the peach and pear tree
2/25/2019 – Disked the plot again with the improved drag that still left grooves at the back outside disks. Raked them out and leveled the area. Planted the Florida King Peach and Pineapple Pear trees bought last week at Blair’s. Spread the wildflower seeds from American Meadows for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in the northeast corner […]
Continue ReadingApplied Compare-n-Save’s Systemic Tree & Shrub Insect Drench to Magnolia Frescati
http://raganandmassey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/228-525-84009_2_5gal.pdf Compare-n-Save’s Systemic Tree & Shrub Insect Drench with 1.47 percent imidacloprid protects plants for 12 months, SPECIES CONTROLLED: Adelgids Aphids Vine weevil larvae (including black vine weevil) Borers: Roundheaded borers (including Asian longhorned beetle and eucalyptus longhorned borer) Flatheaded (including bronze birch alder and emerald ash borers) Japanese beetles, adult Lacebugs Leaf beetles (including […]
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Our First Cabbage
2/24/2019 – Today Mary harvested her first ever cabbage. It tastes mild and a bit sweet and is as good as it looks. We made our standard coleslaw and it was great.
Continue ReadingMore Fish Emulsion on the Large Veggie Bed
Mary applied fish emulsion to the plants in her large veggie bed and harvested a basketfull of Mustard Greens. Thankfully she harvested the greens BEFORE pouring on the emulsion.
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