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2/29/2020 – Based on the advice at American Sportfish Hatchery, we began feeding the Coppernose Bluegill and Fathead Minnows in mid-afternoon when the water is warmer. Also, waited until mid-morning to let it begin to warm up. Up to this date, we have feed early AM and near sundown. But, have not been seeing them […]
Continue Reading2/27/2020 – 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
Continue Reading2/27/2020 – 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 ReadingThis 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 Reading2/21/2020 – 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 Reading2/23/2020 – 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 Reading2/23/2020 – 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 Reading2/22/2020 – 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 Reading2/22/2020 – 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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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 […]
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