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7/3/2020 – The late blight continues to kill leaves/stems that we have removed as they appear. The tomatoes seem to be doing better without the energy spent trying to deal with the diseased parts. Still having a few tomatoes with the rotten spots but not as many as before we began spraying. Sprayed them almost […]
Continue Reading7/2/2020 – Several days ago We bought at Lowe’s two Bonnies’ Super Sweet 100 Hybrid Cherry Tomato plants and one Husky Cherry Red Hybrid Cherry Tomato plant in 3″ pots. Mary planted them in her garden next to the fence and the extra field fence wire added for the Asian cucumbers and sugar peas. 7/7/2020 […]
Continue Reading7/2/2020 – The Tomatillos grew large plants with leaves from yellow to green , lots of flowers, some husks and a few fruit developed inside the husks that did not blow off. We have harvest maybe 2 dozen tomatillos and again, like last year, are disappointed. On this date, pulled up the ones that that […]
Continue Reading7/1/2020 – Bought 1/2 oz. White Scallop Squash & 1 oz. of Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin Seeds at G&D Feed Store. They came in a clear ziplock bag with hand labeling. The seed supplier is not known.
Continue Reading6/30/2.2. – Mowed 3rd corn and disked all corn rows, the cucumber row and the squash row.
Continue Reading6/29/2020 – Over the past week, we removed the Zucchini, squash, and cucumber vines as the production is almost nil and we have a lot preserved. This was done to reduce the bug and disease hosts next to the tomatoes and peas. Hauled them to the burn pile as do not want the bugs in […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – Sprayed Martin’s Imidacloprid mixed at 1 tbsp in 2 gallons of water in the 2-gallon sprayer. Added about 2 tbsp/2 gallons of a non-ionic surfactant. The little azalea at the AC Compressor was heavily infested. The large one next to it had some on most leaves. The row across from them near the grain bin […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – Mary sowed two onion seeds and one leek seed in each cell in one of the ten 72-cell seed trays we bought. There are 24 cells with onions and 12 cells with leeks sowed in Miracle Grow potting soil. The onions and leeks from HOSS were Warrior Bunching Onions and Matejko Leeks. The […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – The acidic pH in her garden has plagued us all spring. The lime added has paid off and the pH in the high 4s to mid-5s is up to 6.2 to 6.8. The two lettuce varieties, Tahama and Salad Bowl Lettuce, has grown ok in the heat but is tough and not flavorful. […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – The concept to mix a contact and a systemic fungicide seems smart. Found a recommendation that sounded well conceived–at the end of this post–and this spray and the followup plan below is based on that advice.
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