Sowed G-90 Corn 2026
4/10/2026 – Sowed G-90 corn in 11 rows in the southeast corner of the garden. Sowed it differently than in past years. Once the plants are up will spread 33-0-0 with the plastic seeder and repeat that as needed.
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Sowed: Squash, Cukes, Corn, & Sunflowers: May 2025
5/6/2025 – Sowed: Squash, Cukes, & Corn in the South Half Seed bed preparation was: About 4 PM, even though we were very tired, used the HOSS push plow with the stirrup weeder to weed and fluff up swaths in the wide Sunflower row in the south half, western most row. Sprinkled in saved sunflower […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed then Cultivated Garden with Fergie & new Wheel Hoe
5/16/2024 – As we had a 7″ rain day a few days ago and surely a lot of the fertilizer washed away, I side-dressed everything with 33-0-0 other than tomatoes, peas, and beans. The tomatoes are growing great so the plan is to side dress again when the first ones are ripe. Then plowed all […]
Continue ReadingSowed G-90 and Temptress Corn
4/18/2024 – Sowed G-90 and Temptress Corn in the south half, east side. The single row of Temptress is the eastmost row and nine rows of G90 are immediately west and over to the cucumbers. The process used this time was modified from past years and was as follows. The HOSS Seeder did not work […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Fall Garden Seed From HOSS
7/31/2023 Product Total Temptress Sweet Corn – 150 seeds × 2Seed Quantity:150 seeds $9.98 Hoss Green Blaze Bush Bean (PV857) – 100 seeds × 2Seed Quantity:100 seeds $11.98 Pascola Zucchini × 1 $4.99 Subtotal: $26.95 Shipping: $4.99 via Orders below $49 Tax: $0.00 Payment method: Credit/Debit Card Total: $31.94
Continue ReadingSide Dressed Corn as it is Tasselling
6/6/2023 – The tallest corn has begun to tassel so side dressed it with 33-0-0. Drew a slot with the corner of the hoe beside each row on the east side (opposite the knee-high side dressing). Threw in about 40 lbs. of the granules. Used the hoe to pull the loose soil over the granules […]
Continue ReadingSide Dressed the Corn
5/22/2023 – The corn that blew over last week is standing up and the shorter stalks are knee high. Sidedressed with 33-0-0 in a slot made by the hoe. Then pulled the soil back over the slot. On the 10 rows (600 ft) spread about 5 gallons of nitrogen. All in less than an hour.
Continue ReadingSidedressed Corn Early
5/4/2023 – The 6-8 inch high corn looks pale as the 3-inch the 1-inch rains surely washed out a lot of the N and K. Sidedress and topdressed it with 15-0-15 with iron. Immediately ran the impulse sprinkler for 45 minutes.
Continue ReadingPlowed Corn Due to Packed Soil and Small Weeds
5/2/2023 – The heavy rains since the corn was sowed and came up had the rows packed hard. There were small 2-4 leaf weeds popping up so the plowing took care of both. The corn is about 6-8 inches tall and thin. 5/3/2023 – As the cultivator did not run centered on the row, I […]
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