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1/15/2020 – The Bok Choy was at its end so we cut the last and pulled the stumps. Tilled the row with the spade and Mary planted Burpee’s Baby Choi Cabbage. This was in the center row. Bought the seed packet at Home Depot as the picture looks like Baby Bok Choy. The eastmost row […]
Continue ReadingBorder Summer Flowering Garden Total number of plants: 100 10 – Freesia single mix8 – Liatris spicata10 – Gladiolus mix50 – Anemone De Caen10 – Iris Hollandica Blue Magic10 – Acidanthera (Peacock Glads)1 – Lilium Stargazer1 – Lilium Yellow County Height: 12 – 60 inches Spacing: 6 inches Spread: 6 inches Light Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade Foliage Type: Mixed […]
Continue Reading1/14/2020 – Mixed 4 tbsp per gallon of Monterey Horticultural Oil and sprayed 2 gallons on the citrus and fruit trees in the citrus orchard in the SW corner of the yard. Also sprayed the satsuma tree and old sand pear tree (as high as the pump-up would shoot it) in the pecan orchard at […]
Continue Reading1/14/2020 – Based on the extract below from the label for Propiconazole 14.3.8 oz / 100 Gallon = 0.08 oz/Gal0.08 oz = 1/2 tsp or 2.37 ml [B] Mix 5-8 fl. oz. of Quali-Pro Propiconazole 14.3 in 100 gals. of water and apply as a full coverage spray to the point of drip. Apply as […]
Continue Reading1/14/2020 – Planted 10 feet of a wide row of each of the following in 2019’s row 10. Lettuce seeds germinated quickly and well after about 17 hours of soaking inside at 71 F. The soil was moist from a light rain and that also had to help the germination.
Continue Reading1/1/2020 – The Knock Out and the Julia Child roses are blooming and have a few new leaves despite at least four hard frosts. Fed all the roses a blend of: 1 tbsp/ gallon Miracle Grow 1 tbsp/gallon Epsom Salts 1 tbsp/gallon of Celeated Iron Each received: about 1 gallon on the large Knock Out […]
Continue Reading12/31/2019 – Several weeks ago Mary cut back some of the daylily clumps that had rust and yellow/brown leaves. The cut removed all leaves about 2″ above the ground. They are already putting up new shoots and looking healthy. Will need to watch to see how they do with the cold days. So far, the […]
Continue Reading12/31/2019 – While cutting back daylilies for Rust the extensive weed growth in the beds was clear and would be hours pulling it all out. Determined the one with the deep white roots that cause it to come back quickly is Florida Betony. Mary used the 4-pronged “claw” and pulled up the ones in the […]
Continue Reading12/16/2019 – Sidedressed with 15-0-15 plus some borax: the 2nd 6″-8″ high mustard in the north end of rows 3 and 4; the 6″ high cabbage in rows 7 and 8; the 2″-3″ high scattered carrots in rows 11 and 12. Used the hoe to scrap a 1/2″-1″ deep groove just outside the drip line […]
Continue Reading12/15/2019 – This effort was to fill in gaps in rows where nothing germinated and to plant these seeds differently than done before where germination was poor.
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