Fed Citrus Trees & Compost
1/7/2021 – Feed the citrus trees 8-8-8 and the compost cage 66-0-0. Turned the compost where yesterday I added the lirope at the former location of the original blueberry bushes.
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Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees
8/11/2020 – Sprayed Spinosad On Citrus Trees as the new leaves are curling and there is some leafminer damage. 8/12/2020 – Sprayed Daconil on the citrus trees due to black sooty spots and white powdery place on some leaves.
Continue ReadingFed citrus, peach, pears, Magnolia Frescati, & oaks in barnyard
7/14/2020 – Fed citrus, peach and pears 13-13-13. Also Magnolia Frescati and oaks in barnyard.
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosid on Citrus Trees and Corn Silks
6/2/2020 – Sprayed Spinosid on the citrus trees as a few leafminers have appeared. Sprayed it on the 2nd corn’s (Silver Queen) silks to prevent earworms. Some of the silks were turning brown so it is likely a little late. This was the last of the Capt Jacks Brew by Bonide. Ordered Monterey LG6135 Garden […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Fruit Trees and Bridal Wreaths
3/18/2020 – Time to fertilize the citrus trees. Threw 15-0-15 under the small canopies and out at least 1 foot. Did the same to the peach and pear trees as they are leafing out and blooming. As the Bridal Wreaths are blooming some this year (more than ever before) threw some around them.
Continue ReadingSprayed Citrus with Spinosad in late afternoon
2/23/2020 – Sprayed the citrus trees with Spinosad about 5 PM as learned the sun quickly degrades its effectiveness. The last spray was midday on a sunny day. The intent is to kill leafminers and aphids.
Continue ReadingSprayed Weed Free Zone on Lawn
2/22/2020 – Used the pull-behind sprayer to spray 19 gallons of 1 oz. of Weed Free Zone + 2 tsp of StickerStopper per gallon on the following: Resprayed the surviving weeds in the front and backyard two swathes around the perimeter the area of the septic tank the round areas of former brown patch Sprayed […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Horticultural Oil on Citrus & Fruit Trees
1/14/2020 – Mixed 4 tbsp per gallon of Monterey Horticultural Oil and sprayed 2 gallons on the citrus and fruit trees in the citrus orchard in the SW corner of the yard. Also sprayed the satsuma tree and old sand pear tree (as high as the pump-up would shoot it) in the pecan orchard at […]
Continue ReadingPlanted a Louisiana Sweets Hamlin Orange Tree
11/18/2019 – Planted a Louisiana Sweets Hamlin orange in the citrus grove in the old barn site. Bought at Hurley Farm & Feed Store and grown by Star Nursery. See here for info. It is next to and just south of the Blood Orange in the row next to the pond yard nearest to the […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosad on Citrus Trees for Leaf Miners
10/7/2019 – Sprayed Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug Brew (spinosad) on only the citrus trees in the citrus grove as the leaf miners are still there. The last spraying made a difference and probably should have re-sprayed a few weeks ago.
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