More 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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Basil & Cilantro Seedlings in the Herb Bed
Today, 1/23/2019, a very warm day in the 70’s for late February–Mary planted in the herb bed basil and cilantro seedlings we grew from Burpee’s seeds. The packages called them “Sweet Basil” and “Common Cilantro”. The dense row of small green plants is lettuce that came up from seed planted directly into the bed. There […]
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Moving Seedlings to Larger Pots
2/20/2019 – We transplanted the tomato and bell pepper seedlings into 4″ square plastic pots in two trays. Mary planted Marigold seedlings to either side of the new camellias along the wood fence.
Continue ReadingPeach and a Pear Tree
Bought at Blair’s a 3 gallon Flordaking (aka Florida King) Peach and a 3-gallon Pineapple Pear. They were $30 each and were grown at Bracy’s Nursery, LLC, Amite, LA 70422. The Pear is to grow 15′ high and 10′ wide. The peach is to grow to 25′ high and 25′ wide.
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Mary’s Harvest Today
Harvested: spinach, mesclun (mixed lettuces); mustard greens and the first brocolli.
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Sometime in February Tom fed the roses with Miracle Grow.
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2/15/2019 – Sprayed 2.5 T per gallon of Monterey Horticultural Oil on the following: Mary’s large garden in the areas of holes in the leafs Bay Tree and roses in that bed that are beginning to sprout New camellias along the fence next to the pecan orchard new encore azalea at the gate new camellia […]
Continue ReadingShrubs at Grain Bin and 3rd Gardenia
2/14/2019 – On this Valentines Day Mary was still sick that came on at the end of the trip to Houston. I planted the following. Moved the crepe myrtle growing at the northwest corner of the house to the south center of the grain bin. This crepe was one from the large white one in […]
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Mary’s Large Garden; Update
Everything is getting larger and some is almost ready to begin harvesting for dinner. In the bottom right of the photo are multiplying onions. The two rows of shoots going up the lower right side are garlic and then bulb onions. The large green leaves next to the onions are mustard greens. To the left […]
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