Thinned Okra and Yellow Squash
4/25/2020 – Thinned the okra to 12″ apart and transplanted some into the gaps. Thinned yellow squash to about 18″ apart.
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Sprayed Roses and Daylilies with Mancozeb
4/24/2020 – Sprayed about a gallon of Mancozeb+Spreader Sticker on all roses for black spot and botrytis blight. Sprayed the daylilies that have some rust but did not drench them as we will very soon hit them with Dawn and Incinclopedia (sp?). Per the ARS here, we should repeat this in 5 days and that […]
Continue ReadingFed Camellias, Hydrangeas, and Gardenias with Azalea Fertilizer
4/22/2020 – Weighted 1 quart of Sunnland Azalea-Gardenia-Camillia 8-4-8 fertilizer and it weighed 1.5 lbs. Used that volume to gauge how much to put on the various plants in the backyard and front yard including along the fence south of the fruit tree orchard. The larger plants, greater that 3 feet tall, got a full […]
Continue ReadingThinned Cucumbers & Cantaloupes
4/22/2020 – Thinned the cucumbers to 18-24″ apart. Thinned cantaloupes that are in hills 4′ apart to 2-3 plants.
Continue ReadingSprayed Sedgehammer in the yard
4/22/2020 – Mixed one of the two 1-gallon packets of Sedgehammer+ in the 24-D pump up sprayer and sprayed the sedge in the: backyard from the pecans to the pump and kitchen yard. The Active Ingredient is Halosulfuron-methyl 5% Targets: Purple Nutsedge, Yellow Nutsedge, Kyllinga
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Sowing & Planting the yard garden
4/21/2020 – As the pH is better–after the fiasco with to much cottonseed meal–Mary sowed: Salad Bowl lettuce Burpees’ Bloomsdale Long Spinach Tehama Lettuce Champion Radish Snow Peas – Ho Lan Dow Oregon Giant Dwarf Snow Pea
Continue ReadingReplacement Blue Plumbagos
4/21/2020 – The three large white plumbagos we planted last year– in the Crape bed along the rail fence–did not make it through the winter. We planted three one-gallon blue ones bought from Ted & Nancy’s Vegetable Stand. Dug out what looked like independent little ones from the plant in the bed at the house. […]
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Removed Fence at Pond, Buried Dog Fence, Mowed away the weeds
4/18 & 19/2020 – We rented an EZ-Trencher from Sunbelt Rental to bury the Extreme Dog Fence, Second Generation, 2020, Standard Grade Kit Package by Extreme Dog Fence with 1,500 feet of wire. The trencher digs great but since you have to pull it backwards it is impossible to maintain a straight line. A low cost […]
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More Rail Fence Installed
Paul Farill and Justin Lee, with a lot of help from Sylvia, completed Rail Fence: along the road at the pond; on the property line between us and Peggy/Frank back to the ditch; the N-S fence on the west side of the old garden field either side of the new shed. Peg/Frank also had them […]
Continue ReadingSowed Beach Sunflowers in NW Corner of Pond Yard
4/17/2020 – We had 15-20 Beach Sunflower Seeds left from the pack planted in the garden. Sowed them in a very small area. Raked it to loosen the black dirt, sprinkled them on, raked them, then walked it down.
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