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Includes Swiss Chard and Leef Beet Chard
11/27/2020 – 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 Reading11/25/2020 – The Lucullus Chard sowed 8/26/2020 in the south 3/4’s of Row 6 has long gaps even though what did come up looks pretty good. Soaked one packet of seeds in warm water for a couple of hours and sowed them in the gaps. Used the garden rake to break up and level the […]
Continue Reading10/10/2020 – Bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed: Bloomsdale Spinach Bok Choi Cabbage Lucullus Swiss Chard
Continue Reading10/5/2020 – Used the hiller to build rows 5A & 5B where the pumpkins had been. The soil had been thoroughly disked so raced up an pulled up the rows….again forgetting to put the fertilizer down before hilling. Will have to fertilize differently and let it be an experiment. See below for how it was […]
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 Reading9/26/2020 – As Hurricane Sally came across the Gulf on 9/13/2020, supposedly headed west of New Orleans, I set up some Peppermint Chard seed to soak overnight. But, Sally kept trending east and eventually came ashore in Baldwin County. The seeds had spent over 24 hours soaking at room temperature but the storm was coming […]
Continue Reading9/24/2020 – The flea beetles are also on the small plants. Sprayed everything except the peppers with Spinosad. She fed most with fish emulsion including the tomatoes.
Continue Reading9/23/2020 – Mary picked swiss chard but it all had some dead and live flea beetles. All leaves were speckled with their damage as they were everywhere. Threw it in the compost. Sprayed Bug-No-More on: Chard Cabbages Broccoli new little Tendergreen mustard radishes mustard 9/24/2020 – Cut off all leaves of the chard and saw […]
Continue Reading9/13/2020 – Tomorrow Hurricane Sally is to cross south of us on the way to the LA/MS state line. Sowed seeds that are placed deeper so, hopefully, they will not be washed away. Note the alternate way the fertilizer was placed on either side of the seed groove. Update- Ironically, the storm provided only light […]
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8/29/2020 – Sowed the west half of the 3′ x 8′ plots with Swiss Chard Northern Lights Mix and Li Ren Hybrid Pac Choi F1. Pressed 3′ long shallow furrows with the hoe handle and Mary dropped in the soaked seeds. The rows are 12″ apart for the chard and 18″ for the pac choi […]
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