Pruned Crepe Myrtles
1/31/2022 – Pruned out the small stuff, crossing limbs, dead limbs, and suckers from all crepe myrtles.
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Fed the Crepe Myrtles, BlueBerries, Bridal Wreaths, and Indigo Beds
9/3/2021 – To replace nutrients washed away by Hurricane Ida’s 13″ of rain, spread 8-8-8 on the following. Crepe Myrtles and the Oak Leaf Crepe Myrtle along the rail fence along the road from the driveway east including the ones in the pecan orchard and at the Grain Ben. The ones west of the driveway […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Crepes, Magnolias, & Blueberries in the Pond Yard
8/31/2021 – To replace the fertilizer washed out by Hurricane Ida’s 13″ of rain, and that most of these plants were flooded by the pond for about 24 hours, I fed them a light dose of 15-0-15. The fertilizer was spread around: the three Crepe Myrtles along the rail fence at the road west of […]
Continue ReadingFed Crape Myrtles 15-0-15
8/8/2021 – Fed the typical amount of 5-6 handfuls for the large ones and 3-4 for the small ones.
Continue ReadingFed the Crepe Myrtles 33-0-0
6/17/2021 – Fed the Crepes 33-0-0. Large ones got 4 handfuls and small ones 2-3. Also threw some on the roses, sunflowers, and marigolds in the SW corner pond bed so the sunflowers will catch up with the larger blooming sunflowers behind the two crepes.
Continue ReadingFed Crepe Myrtles, Bridal Wreath, Beds at the gate, and Marigolds between Crepes
5/2/2021 – Fed them 33-0-0. The crepes got 4 handfuls and the others lightly.
Continue ReadingFed Crepe Myrtles 33-0-0
5/15/2021 – Fed the Crapes 33-0-0 at the usual rate of 2-3 handfuls for the small ones and 4-6 handfuls for the large ones. The nitrogen also went on the marigolds and sunflowers at the two crepes in the pond yard.
Continue ReadingFed the Crape Myrtles
5/1/2021 – Fed them 8-8-8 with sulphur and zinc. Last feeding was mid April. 5-6 handfuls for the large ones 3-5 handfuls for the smaller ones They are lush and green but no blooms so far.
Continue ReadingFed the Crepes, Spireas, Indigo, Small Oaks, & Aspidistra
4/2/2021, Good Friday – This was the first spring fertilizing with 13-13-13 (with no added minerals) of the following. Crepes in the yard, pond yard, and orchard. Small ones got 2 handfuls Large ones got 4 handfuls Two in the pond got 3 handfuls Spireas – 1+ handfuls Indigo Small oaks in the barnyard – […]
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