Fed Tomatoes, Lettuce, Basil, & Onions in the Little Garden
5/28/2021 – Mary fed the Tomatoes, Lettuce, Basil, & Onions in the Little Garden with Miracle Grow and Fish Emulsion.
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Sidedressed & Cultivated Peas, Beans, Onions, & Radishes. Cultivated Okra & Peppers.
5/27/2021 – Although peas and beans are not to be side dressed, they had no fertilizer below the hill and looked pale. Sprinkled on a handful of 13-13-13 every 6-8 feet and cultivated to kill the few weeds and blend in some of the fertilizer. Hand cultivated close to the 8-12″ high plants to further […]
Continue ReadingHOSS Seed Order—Onions & Zinnias
ORDER NUMBER: 267416 DATE: May 24, 2021 TOTAL: $20.95 Order details Product Total Natsuguro Bunching Onion × 2 = 500 seeds $7.98 Benary Giant Coral Zinnia – 50 seeds × 1 Seed Quantity: 50 seeds $3.99 Benary Giant Scarlet Zinnia – 50 seeds × 1 Seed Quantity: 50 seeds $3.99 Subtotal: $15.96 Shipping: $4.99 via Orders below $49 Payment […]
Continue ReadingLeveling the Lawn
May 21- 26, 2021 We moved the sand Wayne brought us into the low spots of the lawn using Fergie and the dirt scoop bought last year. Used the backside of the scoop to do major spreading then raked it to near level. Then used the new leveling tool, like used on golf course greens, […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Tomatoes with Fungicide Mix
5/19/2021 – Mixed about 0.88 oz. of Mancozeb into a half-gallon of water then added 1 tbsp. of Liquid Copper and added the second half-gallon of water. Sprayed the tomatoes in the big garden and those in Mary’s Garden. The gallon barely covered them. If the upper limbs/leaves had been sprayed thoroughly it would have […]
Continue ReadingSowed 2 Varieties of Okra
5/18/2021 – As the weather prediction is for 60°+ mornings, Gold Coast and Clemson Spineless seeds were soaked overnight. The seeds had been soaked for 20 hours, then drained, and dried lightly with a paper towel. Several had split open. Sowed in the east-most row of the north half. They were sowed 18″ apart and […]
Continue ReadingFed Crepe Myrtles 33-0-0
5/15/2021 – Fed the Crapes 33-0-0 at the usual rate of 2-3 handfuls for the small ones and 4-6 handfuls for the large ones. The nitrogen also went on the marigolds and sunflowers at the two crepes in the pond yard.
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom Salts on Basil, Tomatoes, & Roses
5/15/2021 – The basil’s new leaves have a little yellow between the green veins so sprayed them with Epsom Salts for the second time at 1 tbsp per gallon. Moderately sprayed the tomatoes in the little garden as well as all the roses.
Continue ReadingSowed More Sugar Snap Peas
5/15/2021 – Sowed about a 10-foot long double row of Sugar Ann Snap peas in the row with the others that are about 4-6 inches high. That is the row immediately west of the long tomato row.
Continue ReadingSowed Cherry Belle Radishes
5/15/2021 – Sowed a 7-foot long double row of Cherry Belle Radishes between two volunteer zinnias in the west most row next to the wide flower bed.
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