A farmer works in acres not hours.
4/19/2024 – The three gardenias at the electrical panels and meter bloomed well the first couple of years but then two of them lost leaves and last year did not recover but did not die. Pulled them up with Fergie and there were almost no roots. The third one looks fine. Planted two Autumn Lily […]
Continue Reading1/6/2024 – This was our first time at Kim’s and will not be our last. We bought: Details and links above are from dealers with websites. Kim’s is not a major commercial venture. The image below is a bowl of Blooms Kim had to show us what the camellias would produce.
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Continue Reading8/31/2021 – The soil is very damp from the rains dropped by Hurricane Ida so used the KEL pH meter to take the readings below. Based on those readings and the advice from Clemson for Azaleas target pH of 4.5-6 and American Camillia Asso. target is 6.0-6.5 added the supplements cited. Azalea pH Readings – […]
Continue Reading8/11/2021 – Despite efforts since last fall the Azalea on the east side of the path to the barn has died of Crown Rot. We chopped and dug out around it and Fergie jerked it out of the ground. The hole and about a foot beyond was drenched with water plus hydrogen peroxide at 3:1 […]
Continue Reading6/8/2021 – Mary noticed some and when I looked to see what we sprayed last year this post last June told the story; i.e. Imidacloprid is good for 12 months and that is what we got. Last year and the year before we had a far worse infestation than this year. Sprayed all of them […]
Continue Reading4/22/2021 – The largest of the small azaleas from the large concrete foundation for Mom’s clothesline was planted in the space where the Hamilin Orange froze this past winter. The other four, that came apart cleanly, were planted where the oleanders did not make it through the cold winter and in the SW corner of […]
Continue Reading4/22/2021 – Yesterday we pruned the row of azaleas between the backyard and the barnyard. Today, pruned the camellia and azalea outside the dressing and bedroom room window and the one south of the blueberries. The limbs, piled high, filled the truck and were hauled to the burn pile. We trimmed them a bit lower […]
Continue Reading1-16-2021 – Spread cotton seed meal at the following locations and rates: Blueberries Bushes in the row between the yard and pond field: 1 gallon on the large older ones 2 quarts on the smaller ones Camellias: one quart on the smaller ones 3-4 quarts on the larger ones. Azaleas: 1-2 quarts around the smaller […]
Continue Reading10/25/2020 – The azalea on the east side of the gap between the backyard and the barnyard has had limbs dying. Diagnosis of it having Crown rot or wilt, Phytophthora, and the treatment was based on the advice from the LSU Ag Center; “Scraping away the bark with a knife revealed discolored wood under the bark […]
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