Ordered Onion Seeds
9/3/2019 – Ordered the following via Amazon. White Lisbon Bunching Onion Seeds – 2 gramsSold by: Hirt’s Gardens $1.79 Italian Red of Florence Bunching Onion Seeds – 1 gram Sold by: Hirt’s Gardens $1.89
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Garden Soil Temps Today 92-99 degrees
The soil temperatures about 2″ down in the north half were: 99 ? in the NE quadrant 98 ? in the NW quadrant 93 ? in the SW quadrant 97 ? in the SE quadrant In the north end of the tomato row pull up yesterday, where nothing is planted, the temps were 92-94 ?
Continue ReadingTransplanted Tomatoes
8/31/2019 – Used Frank’s hiller to pull up a row along the west edge of the garden. First time with a 6″x6″ drag to level out the wide hill that was only about 4″ high. It worked great–no rake work. Mary planted eight Celebrity seedlings we grew from seed in 2″ square pots on the […]
Continue ReadingGarden Soil Temps 86-94
8/31/2019, 4 PM – In the north half: in the north half of the north half – 92-94 in the south half of the north half – 86-88 in the row of 10 Celebrity tomatoes planted 30 minutes ago in a hill drawn 1 hour ago; 86-88
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Final gathering of Beach Sunflower seeds then mowed them down, disked, then completed plowing
8/28/2019 – Mowed down the sunflowers that had become very ragged and did not have many blooms. There will be a lot of seed in this area for next year and we gathered a lot to spread in other places. 8/29/2019 – Disked the litter then plowed the portion of the garden not plowed last […]
Continue ReadingGerminating Salad Bowl Lettuce seeds and planted Swiss Chard
8/29/2019 – Mary wet a paper towel cut into a square the size of a 1-quart ziplock bag and poured in Salad Bowl Lettuce seeds. Seemed like there was not enough water so wet a second trimmed sheet and put it under the first one with the seeds. Then, the bag into the outside refrigerator. […]
Continue ReadingSoil Temps 2″ down…
During the last week, the days have been cloudy with some sun and a lot of rain. Soil in the big garden today about 12:30 PM ranges from 91-93?. Soil temps in Mary’s yard garden were checked in the afternoon as the sun does not reach the space until about 11:30 AM and is behind […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Roma Tomato Seeds
8/26/2019 – Mary planted four 2-inch square pots of Roma Tomato seeds.
Continue ReadingReplaced lawn tractor’s blades
8/26/2019 – Replaced the worn-out blades on the JD lawn tractor with Gator blades. They made a tremendous difference.
Continue ReadingOrdered Fall Wildflower Seeds
8/24/2019 Fall Maximum Wildflower Seed Mix – 1 pound $19.95 (8” – 72” tall) This year, our Fall Max Mix contains over 60 different varieties. This mixture includes wildflower species that will thrive in all regions of the US. In warmer climates: annuals will bloom in fall about 6-8 weeks after planting, while perennials grow their […]
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