A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/26/2021 – The wildflower plots in the north and south end only had a few blooms and the weeds were taking over. Hard to tell the difference between the weeds and the wildflowers. The Chamberbitters had taken over to a great extent and the daytime high temperature is now in the low 90s—so everything is […]
Continue Reading5/28/2021 – Mary fed the Tomatoes, Lettuce, Basil, & Onions in the Little Garden with Miracle Grow and Fish Emulsion.
Continue Reading5/15/2021 – The basil’s new leaves have a little yellow between the green veins so sprayed them with Epsom Salts for the second time at 1 tbsp per gallon. Moderately sprayed the tomatoes in the little garden as well as all the roses.
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4/28/2021 – We pulled the last of the carrots and tilled that space and the spaces that had spinach and onions. The basil she grew from seed in the new greenhouse and up-potted to 6″ pots waiting on the weather to warm up, are great plants. The had enough roots to hold the soil together […]
Continue Reading5/26/2021 – Mary sowed Pintas, Snapdragons, & Basil seeds in the greenhouse in trays.
Continue Reading4/9/2021 – Free Shipping Offer Basil Prospera Premium F1 Organic Seed, 1,000 Seeds $7.25 Broccoli Green Magic F1 Seed, Treated, 1,000 Seeds $11.35 Dramm Fogg It Nozzle × 1 Each $11.25 Snapdragon Rocket Mix F1, Untreated, 500 Seeds $5.10 Dillen 4″ Round Pot, 3×12 Count = 36 ea $14.85 Discounts Free Shipping $-11.25Subtotal$49.80Shipping$11.25Taxes$2.09Total$51.89
Continue Reading2/11/2021 – Mary sowed the following into trays. Dill from Page’s Seeds – 6 each Dill, Long Island Mammoth from Jung Seed in 2020 – 6 each Thyme, German Winter for 2019 from SESE – 6 each Basil, Sweet Italian from Lake Valley Seed – 12 each She also filled in the very few tomatoes […]
Continue Reading7/26/2020 – Bought Black Kaw composted manure at Home Depot and worked it in Mary’s Garden around the: 3 cherry tomato plants, 4 sweet basils, 4 pepperoncini plants, and the 12 Tai Basil plants.
Continue Reading6/12/2020 – The pH at the three little tomato plants and at the sweet basil plants ranges from 6.2-6.4. Broke up the crusted soil around each plant. Mixed 2 Tbsp of baking soda in 2 gallons of water and poured in around each one. Had about a gallon left so poured it around the Tia […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – The acidic pH in her garden has plagued us all spring. The lime added has paid off and the pH in the high 4s to mid-5s is up to 6.2 to 6.8. The two lettuce varieties, Tahama and Salad Bowl Lettuce, has grown ok in the heat but is tough and not flavorful. […]
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