A farmer works in acres not hours.
1/27/2019 – We cut out dead wood, water sprouts, limbs that were out of balance, and the little junk on the following trees: the new Shumard Oak in the barnyard; the live oak just west of the grain bin; the live oak at the northwest corner of the barn next to the ditch; the pear […]
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1/26/2019 – This was our first time to plant seeds to grow our own seedlings to plant outside after the last frost. We used a Burpees seed starting package of thin plastic trays and the expansion peat pellets plus egg crates with Miracle Grow’s Potting Soil for Starting Seeds.
Continue Reading1/26/2019 – Broadcast about 40 lbs. of 15-0-15 with 1% iron and 5% sulfur over the old barn site–to become the large wildflower plot.
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1/26/2019 – Mary planted the three varieties of onions that arrived yesterday from Dixondale Farms in their Short Day Sampler. The varieties were Texas 1015Y, Texas Early White, and Red Creole. There were too many for this location and so some will be planted in the back patio vegetable bed. Planted them 4″ apart per […]
Continue ReadingThe 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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