A farmer works in acres not hours.
4/14/2020 – Mixed 4 sacks of 15-0-15 (with iron) with Extinguish in the wheelbarrow and spread it with the JD spreader behind the mower. Weighted out Extinguish in a small plastic Folgers coffee “can” and filled to the bottom of the threads weighted 10.5 oz. Mixed one “can” full into a 50 lb. sack of […]
Continue ReadingThis feeding was done like the second feeding last year. It took 20 seconds to fill a 5-gallon bucket from the hose at the veggie cleaning slab bib. Used that to figure how long to fill the 25-gallon white plastic barrel. We measured the following into the metal 2-gallon watering can and added water to […]
Continue Reading4/11/2020 – Bought last week at Blair’s two five-gallon Natchez Crapemyrtles, grown by Flowerwood Nursery. Planted them next to the new rail fence along the road south of the pond. Tilled the ground around the locations and deeply where they were planted. Poured Root Stimulator in the bottom of the holes, set the plants, backfilled […]
Continue Reading4/9/2020 – Used the new HOSS seeder to sow the four westmost rows in the south half with Silver Queen Corn. Had soaked the rows this morning otherwise the seed would have been in dust.
Continue Reading4/9/2020 – Sprayed Mancozeb on all roses for black spot and botrytis. Fed them the same as done in January as they are blooming and looking more healthy than ever before. The small pink vining roses either side of the gate have very small buds. Hopefully, this spraying will prevent bloom loss from botrytis.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – With the KEL meter checked the pH of the original yard garden (not the area added today up to the rail fence) and was surprised to find it from 3.5 to 5.5. The area tilled to the fence today was 6.2 to 6.8. That must be why nothing Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted […]
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary sowed the Asian Goat Horn Hot Peppers and Italian Pepperoncini’s in the small plastic tray.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary found flea beetles on the baby squash. Sprayed the tops and underside of the leaves with malathion that was left from a past spraying. Ten minutes later walked through moving the leaves with the wand and nothing moved. Also lightly sprayed the tops of the tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumbers, and cantaloupes.
Continue ReadingCajun Delight, seed saved from last year, was sowed on 3/17/20 but did not germinate. Eighteen days later, on 4/4, the row was tilled to re-plant on 4/5 with soaked seeds. The row was replanted with the HOSS seader. The second planting germinated fairly well. Research into germination problems and saved seed lead to learning […]
Continue Reading4/4/2020 – In the north half’s 9th row, where the Silver Queen Corn did not germinate, we tilled the soil and planted two rows 12″ apart of the PEPH seeds bought in January that is suspected to be last year’s seed and old. Planted them with the brand new HOSS seeder using plate 5 and […]
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