Sprayed Malathion in the Garden for flea beetles
8/13/2020 – There is leaf damage on the Jack-o-lantern pumpkins and zucchini. Also spray lightly the seedlings in the squash rows.
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Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees
8/11/2020 – Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees as the new leaves are curling and there is some leafminer damage. 8/12/2020 – Sprayed Daconil on the citrus trees due to black sooty spots and white powdery place on some leaves.
Continue ReadingSprayed Mancozeb on Pumpkins and Squash
8/11/2020 – Sprayed mancozeb on the blue and jack-o-lantern pumpkins and the zuchinni as there are a few white spots and a little downy mildew. Also sprayed lightly the seedlings that have come up in the winter squash rows on the east side.
Continue ReadingPlanted Tomato Rootings in Mary’s Garden
8/6/2020 – Tomato rootings grown from BetterBoy cuttings from the Big Garden several weeks ago were planted along the 4-rail fence in Mary’s Garden on the south side of the three cherry tomatoes upto the power pole guy wire. 8/7/2020 – Gathered the brown hay from the location where tomatoes had been in the big […]
Continue ReadingSowed Squash, Zucchini, & Cabbage
8/4/2020 – Sowed the following in the east-most three rows in the south half. Eastmost Row – 4′ from the grass lane Santa Ana Butternut squash in the south 30 feet of the eastmost row. 24″ apart and 1/2-1″ deep. Betternut Squash in the north 30 feet of the eastmost row. 24″ apart and 1/2-1″ […]
Continue ReadingPulled Remaining Okra and Disked to Plant Winter Squash
8/3/2020 – Only about 50% of the okra is still growing and had re-started bearing so we were getting only 4-6 pods per day. They did not get over 3 feet tall and the white roots had many nodule-like bumps. Likely, root-knot nematodes. That would explain the poor growth and production. Need to find a […]
Continue ReadingAbout now began feeding fish only in the morning
7/15/2020 – The change to only early morning feeding is that when they were fed in the PM there was not much activity and then little in the AM. When fed only in the AM they really hit the feed and seem to eat all of the 4 handfuls thrown into a large space around […]
Continue ReadingFed the Blueberries, Aspidistra, and beds at the gate
8/2/2020 – Threw 8-8-8+1% zinc around the: blueberry bushes, the aspidistra around the pecan trees, and the Indigo+Spira beds either side of the driveway at the gate.
Continue ReadingThinned Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins
8/2/2020 – In the first row planted for the fall garden everything germinated great and the jack-o-lanterns needed to be thinned as we planted 5 seeds per hill. Blue Pumpkins were planted every 2′ and one came up in each location so did not need to thin them. The jack-o-lanterns have 3-5 per hill so […]
Continue ReadingFed Mop Head Hydrangeas
8/1/2020 – Based on the advice at https://plantaddicts.com/fertilizing-hydrangeas/, fed the original farm’s hydrangeas 8-8-8 spread around the edge of the drip line.
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