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6/8/2021 – 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 back yard and the barnyard has had limbs dying. Diagnosis of it having Crown rot or wilt – (Phytophthora) and the treatment was with the help of the following. Diagnosis is based on “Scraping away the bark with a knife revealed discolored wood […]
Continue Reading10/14/2020 – We planted four Rhododendron Austrinum native azaleas in the west end of Mary’s Springs. They were: Florida Flame Azalea Apricot Millie Mac Reagan They were ordered from https://www.mailordernatives.com/.
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – Sprayed Martin’s Imidacloprid mixed at 1 tbsp in 2 gallons of water in the 2-gallon sprayer. Added about 2 tbsp/2 gallons of a non-ionic surfactant. The little azalea at the AC Compressor was heavily infested. The large one next to it had some on most leaves. The row across from them near the grain bin […]
Continue Reading5/22/2020 – Fed all the roses with the concoction below that was added to 4 gallons of water (16 quarts) in a 5-gallon bucket. Mixing was much easier done this way and the feeding went much quicker.
Continue Reading5/12/2020 – We pruned the row of azaleas between the barnyard and backyard and the camellia next to the house in front of the master closet window. Removed only 6″-9″ from top and sides to even them up and so Mary can see over them. Good leaf coverage remained. 3/25/2021 – The above azaleas that […]
Continue Reading4/22/2020 – Weighted 1 quart of Sunnland Azalea-Gardenia-Camillia 8-4-8 fertilizer and it weighed 1.5 lbs. Used that volume to gauge how much to put on the various plants in the backyard and front yard including along the fence south of the fruit tree orchard. The larger plants, greater that 3 feet tall, got a full […]
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