A farmer works in acres not hours.
2/23/2022 – The daylilies Mary started from seed and profuscations were not doing well along the south edge of the grain bin. We moved them to the north end of the original yard vegetable garden next to the 8 daylilies we moved there last fall. Although they did not have a good leaf density they […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – Sowed 13′ of a double row of Florida Broadleaf Mustard (bought today at St. Elmo F&S) in the second row from the west in the north half. Lightly watered them in again and lightly watered the rest of that row and the westmost row that was planted a few days ago. As the […]
Continue Reading2/20/2022 – This morning was supposed to be the last morning in the low 30’s with the high to be in the mid-60s for at least a week. So, disked the garden again. Drove the rows. Spread 8-8-8 between the tire tracks and pulled up the rows with the hiller. We sowed in the westmost […]
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Filamentous algae has come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 2-5 feet from the water’s edge. 3/1/2022 – The above spraying did not seem to have any impact so resprayed it with a mixture of 8 oz./2 gallons.
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Mary sowed 12 each in 3″ pots in trays the following: Carolina Wonder Sweet Bell Pepper Everman Jalapenos Carolina Cayennes They were sowed in Miracle Grow’s seeding mix and put on the germination mat set to 85°. All of them were 2021 seeds. Before sowing, read https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_sweet_peppers/
Continue Reading2/10/2022 – Spread 40 lbs of Pendulum 2G to control crabgrass in the yard. The last application on 10/26/2021 using the cyclone seeder set at 2 seemed to be about the right rate and it did control/eliminate the burweed. At the setting of 2 it appeared to spread 3.5 lbs/1000sf. The application rate table in […]
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Spread 8-8-8 on Citrus and Blueberries. The citrus trees got 4-6 handfuls scattered 1-2 feet outside the drip line. The small blueberries east of the barn got 3-4 handfuls and the old row got 6-8 handfuls on the average out to 3-4 feet beyond the drip line.
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Bought ½ lb. Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans and 2 lb. yellow onion sets at G&D Feed. We also bought a cypress wood duck house for the little pond, 2 sacks of horse feed, 1 sack of fish food, and a 5-gallon gas can. Ordered a galvanized predator guard from Amazon for the duck […]
Continue Reading2/5/2022 – Ordered from HOSS: Product Total Goldprize Squash × 1 $4.99 Hoss Germination Mat (100 Watt) 20.75? wide x 48? long $74.99 Germination Thermostat × 1 $49.99 Subtotal: $129.97 Shipping: Free Over $99 (US 48 States) Tax: $0.00 Payment method: Credit/Debit Card Total: $129.97
Continue Reading2/3/2022 – Mary sowed 28 Betterboy tomato seeds that arrived today from Harris Seeds. Sowed in 3″ pots in the Greenhouse. The seeds had been treated with Thiram. Germination requires them to be at 75-80° with a minimum of 45°. At this hour, another line of storms is blowing in and the temp is 80°. […]
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