Fed peppers fish emulsion
5/21/2020 – Fed peppers about 1 Tbsp/gallon of fish emulsion and plan to do so every 10-14 days. One watering can full, 2 gallons, covered our peppers applying some around each one.
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Fed New Daylilies and Seedlings in new Martin House Bed
5/21/2020 – Mixed up the “concoction” in watering cans and fed 8 gallons to the new Mother’s Day daylilies and the seedlings and transplants planted in the recently built Martin House Bed we call the Daylily Nursery. The concoction this time consisted of 1 Tbsp/Gallon of: Chelated Iron by Southern Ag Fish Emulsion Miracle Grow.
Continue ReadingSprayed Bifinthrin on Tomatoes and 2nd Corn
5/21/2020 – While tieing up the tomatoes using the Florida Weave–for the first time–I noticed some holes in leaves so sprayed them with Fertilome’s Bifenthrin. I also found a few jumping beetles with two red stripes, on the 2nd corn and some leaf damage. Sprayed the corn focusing on the new silks.
Continue ReadingSowed Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans in empty spaces
5/20/2020 – Sowed double rows of KWB in spaces where something else did not grow or we tossed what was growing. Those locations are: in the north half, the north end of the squash row where the Nasturtiums did not come up; in the north half, the south end of the row between the 1st […]
Continue ReadingSowed More Scallop and Yellow Squash
5/20/2020 – Mary sowed the remaining Golden Bush Scallop Summer Squash and Gold Star yellow squash in the row where the tart, bitter spring Daikon Radish was growing up to a couple of days ago.
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Side dressed 2nd corn as it is tasseling
5/20/2020 – The 2nd planting of corn, Silver Queen, is tasseling. Sidedressed it with 15-0-15 in the wet three rows and with 13-13-13 in the eastmost row. Used that fertilizer as I am out of 33-0-0. Threw in some lime like last year.
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom salt on tomatoes, peppers, and roses
5/19/2020 – Sprayed Epsom salt on the two rows of tomatoes and peppers in the Garden. Sprayed all the roses. The spray was mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon and it took almost 2 gallons.
Continue ReadingSprayed 1st Corn with Bifenthrin
Sprayed the 1st corn planted (G-90) with Fertilome Broad Spectrum Insecticide – Bifenthrin as black beetles with red strips were found and some of the leaves have holes where the beetles have eaten them. This was the first use of Fertilome’s Broad Spectrum Insecticide with Bifenthrin and it was recommended by ACES. Also, added a […]
Continue ReadingFed Fruit Trees & Aspidistra around the Pecan Trees
5/16/2020 – Spread 13-13-13 to just beyond the leaf line on: all citrus and fruit trees in their small orchard the satsuma and sand pear tree at the garden Threw some into the aspidistra hoping that will make them start growing.
Continue ReadingPicked first cucumbers
4/17/2020 – We picked four 6″ to 8″ cucumbers today.
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