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2/2/2022 – To get ready for plowing, we harvested the remaining cabbage and broccoli. The beets were still less than 3″ high and the spinach was small and tough. The mustard could have provided a few “messes” but Mary said NO. So, that meant it went to kill RKNs, hopefully. Disked it all in and […]
Continue Reading10/23/2021 – Sowed Detroit Dark Red Beet seed from Hurley F&F in the row 58 ft. from the fence on the west side of the north half. This is the first sowing this year. Hopefully, we will produce our first-ever beets. The pre-planting steps taken below were extracted from several beet planting processes as recorded […]
Continue Reading7/21/2021 – We bought ½ oz. packets of Cherry Belle Radish and “Dark Red Beets” seed at G&D Farms.
Continue Reading12/8/2020 – The carrots sowed two weeks ago in the former Marigold row did not germinate. Had a lot of Impersonator carrot seed so sowed them in a row 6″ or so west of the row that did not germinate…hoping some may still come up. The small beets in the row have not come back […]
Continue Reading11/27/2020 – Given the 90% chance of rain this evening, I side dressed where we have harvested broccoli, chard, and the three K-Y cabbages. Dribbled a little 66-0-0 along both sides and used the stirrup hoe to breakup the top 1/2″ to somewhat blend in the pellets.
Continue Reading10/25/2020 – Sowed in the former Marigold row—the eastmost row in the north half. Air temp was 71°. Before sowing, cut a 3″+ deep V notch with the hoe and scattered in 1 quart of 8-8-8 with Borax/boron. Then dropped in 1 cup of bone meal in the 30′ where the beets will be sowed; […]
Continue Reading10/23/2020 – The hill was drawn three days ago and today a deep V-groove was made with the hoe. Dropped in 8-8-8 with Borax and raked the soil back over it. In the south half, sowed Waltham 29 Broccoli (2019 seed) in the south end of Row 10. Used the PVC drop tube, dragging about […]
Continue Reading10/10/2020, mid-afternoon – The north 25 ft of row 5A had been hilled and so used the hoe to carve in a 3″-4″ deep groove. Spread bone meal and used the garden rake to pull the dirt on top of the bone meal—maybe 1 ” cover. Note: Hurricane Delta—now TS Delta—dumped 0.92″ of rain on […]
Continue Reading9/27/2020 – Mixed 2 gallons of Monterey Spinosad (from the new 1-gallon jug delivered last week) at 2 oz/gallon plus non-ionic surfactant. Sprayed the following. All plants in the garden that again have flea beetles. mustard butternut squash white scalloped squash beets broccoli radish did not spray the peppers or flowers All plants in Mary’s […]
Continue Reading9/3/2020 – Beet seeds we pre-sprouted had grown long roots and we decided to not put them into the big garden but try them in Mary’s garden. She planted them today and they were growing two days later when Tom stepped on the middle of the row. The others still look good.
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