A farmer works in acres not hours.
5/23/2020 – This was the first morning we saw flying bugs and beetles among the leaves and in the flowers of the zucchini and a few in the scalloped and yellow squash. Sprayed inside the bushes completely and on top of the leaves with the Fertilome Bifenthrin. Had a little solution in the sprayer and […]
Continue Reading4/17/2020 – We picked four 6″ to 8″ cucumbers today.
Continue Reading5/8/2020 – The 1st corn, G-90, is tasselling and silking so side dressed it with 33-0-0 with a handful of lime in about 2 gallons of fertilizer. Spread about 4 gallons on both sides of the five 60′ rows. Then rake it in. The cantaloupes and cucumbers are vining so side dressed them with the […]
Continue Reading5/5/2020 – When watering and weeding this morning we found black spots on the 1st PEPH peas (Alternaria leaf blight) and white/tan spots and decayed areas on the yellow squash and a few on the Zucchini. Sprayed 1.5 gallons on them with the last of the Bonide and a little Southern Ag Copper based fungicide […]
Continue Reading4/22/2020 – Thinned the cucumbers to 18-24″ apart. Thinned cantaloupes that are in hills 4′ apart to 2-3 plants.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary found flea beetles on the baby squash. Sprayed the tops and underside of the leaves with malathion that was left from a past spraying. Ten minutes later walked through moving the leaves with the wand and nothing moved. Also lightly sprayed the tops of the tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumbers, and cantaloupes.
Continue Reading3/24/2020 – We sowed: Silver Queen corn in the rows 7 to 11 in the north half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate???? with every other seed pocket taped over; Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans in the 6th row of the south half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate; Zipper Peas, from […]
Continue Reading8/18/2019 – By 8 AM, while the east side was still in the shade, Mary and I had pulled up individual hills in the first two wide rows. The number of seeds and depth were per the plans here. The vegetables planted and spacing are as follows.
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7/17/2019 – The peas, G-90 corn, Silver King Corn, squash, and cucumbers were done and the freezer is full. Within 3 weeks we need to plant the first of the fall garden and have to get the east side ready. So, mowed them down and will disk those areas tomorrow. We have also decided to […]
Continue Reading7/6/2019 – Pulled up several vines in the cucumber patch that were bearing only small round fruit. Went to SESE (where the other cuke seeds were bought) and found they sell seeds for Richmond Green Apple Pickling Cucumber and that is what our rogue vines were. Their fruit does have a nice cucumber smell and […]
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