Sprayed Permethrin SFR on all Structures
2/27/2020 – Sprayed Permethrin SFR at 1.5 oz. per gallon on: inside and outside the Tack Room the outside of the house the wood shed the Shop the Grain Bin and entrance platform
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Magnolia Frescati Drenched for Aphids
2/27/2020 – Mixed 2 gallons of 1.5 fl. oz./gal of Martin’s Dominion Tree & Shrub (Imidacloprid 1.47%) and poured it in a 3-ft band about 1 foot away from the multi-trunk. This is a followup to the recent neem oil drench of the leaves. 5/1/2020 – The label says: Trees: 1/2 oz per inch of distance […]
Continue ReadingMowed then disked the east and west sides of the garden
This was only in the north half. On the east side also took out the two rows of mustard and the row of beets. On the west side disked only the cereal Elbon Rye. The Elbon Rye is still growing in the south half and Ranger enjoys it. Before all the above we pulled up […]
Continue ReadingTreated Magnolia Frescati with Martin’s Imidacloprid
2/21/2020 – To hopefully prevent the usual aphid infestation on the Frescati we applied a systemic following the Neem Oil foliage drench a few weeks ago. Mixed 1.5 fl. oz. of Martin’s Dominion Tree & Shrub per one (1) gallon of water and poured it slowly from a watering can in a 3-ft band around […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Citrus with Spinosad in late afternoon
2/23/2020 – Sprayed the citrus trees with Spinosad about 5 PM as learned the sun quickly degrades its effectiveness. The last spray was midday on a sunny day. The intent is to kill leafminers and aphids.
Continue ReadingFertilized Blueberries with Azalea fertilizer
2/23/2020 – The recommendation is to fertilize the blueberries with 3 oz of Azalea fertilizer per plant. As we have seven bushes in the row that would be 21 oz. Measured about 24 oz. by volume. Threw the fertilizer along both sides and around the ends. Did not seem like much but the recommendation in […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Ortho SedgeKiller around Trees in Fruit Grove
2/22/2020 – This is our first time to try the SedgeKiller with Sulfentrazone 0.05%. Just before this application I spraying the yard with Weed Free Zone but did not spray near the fruit trees. Used all of a 24 oz. ready to spray Ortho SedgeKiller bottle on the sedge and other weeds in the mulched […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Weed Free Zone on Lawn
2/22/2020 – Used the pull-behind sprayer to spray 19 gallons of 1 oz. of Weed Free Zone + 2 tsp of StickerStopper per gallon on the following: Resprayed the surviving weeds in the front and backyard two swathes around the perimeter the area of the septic tank the round areas of former brown patch Sprayed […]
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Stocked the Pond with Blue Gills and Minnows
2/20/2020 – Rainy day in the mid 50’s F. Picked up 500 Coppernose Bluegill fingerlings and 500 Fathead Minnow fingerlings from the Alabama Fish & Pond truck at St. Elmo Feed. The minnows were in one bag and the bluegills in two. Within 30 minutes the bags were resting in the water of the pond […]
Continue ReadingPond Water Tests
2/17/2020, PM – First test of the pond’s water. Used the HACH Company, AquaChek 5-in-1 Water Quality Test Strip, catalog 27552-50. ph – 6.2 Total Hardness – 25 ppm Total Alkalinity – between 4-40 ppm 2/18/2020, AM – Second test of the pond’s water. ph – 6.2 Total Hardness – 50 ppm Total Alkalinity – […]
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