A farmer works in acres not hours.
The new Citrus trees have leaf curl and leaf miner issues; not including the southmost along the driveway. Had 1/2 gal. of systemic fungicide mixed so added 2T of Neem Oil and sprayed them.—–NOTE: The leaf curl was due to aphids and the Neem Oil did not suffocate them as hoped. Also sprayed the three […]
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The 3rd week on January 2019 we enjoyed 26 wild turkeys feeding in the new pasture planted by DCF (Driskell Cotton Farm) to feed calves over the winter. They appeared at least 5 days.
Continue Reading1/21/2019 – Subsoiled (using Ted’s Howes subsoiler) the old barn site and adjacent areas where the red clay from the barn burial was at the surface and grass was not growing well. The subsoiler was going down about 12″ and I went both ways about every 18″. Used a satellite view from Google Earth to […]
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We bought and planted a 30-gallon Shumard Oak tree in the Barn Yard to someday shade the south-most section where the shop will be…someday. Bought it for $150 from Brian, the owner of Hilltop Tree Farm LLC on Grand Bay-Wilmer Road.
Continue ReadingMounted three new cedar birdhouses built for Chickadees and other small birds. They are installed at: the northmost poles of the barn with a 1″ diameter hole for House Wrens, Lucy’s Warblers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, and Pygmy Nuthatches the 1st barn pole from the north end on the east side (back side). This one has a […]
Continue Reading1/17/2019 – Planted just east of the double gate to the road from the pecan orchard, a 3 gal. Oakleaf Hydrangea “Semmes Beauty” bought at Blair’s on sale for half price; i.e. $10. Oak-leaf hydrangeas are another North American native, having been discovered in Georgia in 1773. Also called swamp snowball, it is hardy to […]
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The 0.5 lbs. (five bulbs) of Lorz Italian garlic (an heirloom) arrived from Filaree Garlic Farm and were planted the next day, 1/17/2019, in Mary’s large yard garden. They were planted 6″ apart staggered in the wide row and 2″ deep. The dirt had been tilled at least 6″ deep and about a gallon (i.e. […]
Continue ReadingThe red clay that was left on top when Dad had the remains of the old barn buried would not support grass or weeds. The adjacent areas was not much better. We have spread gypsum twice to try to improve it but sitting on top it did not have a chance to help. On January […]
Continue ReadingMary planted some of the seed bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed, in her large and small gardens.
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This post will include the days between the first ripping up the hay string and sod through plowing. 1/10/2019 – After months of planning and changes in the plans we finally began work in a small part of Dad’s “Garden”. Before the fence is built, I used the Ford 5600 and Ted’s box blade, with […]
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