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2/26/2026 – Applied ten 40-lb. bags of Austinville Pelletized Dolomitic LawnLime. Ran in 4M at 2350-RPM/PTO-540RPM and it threw 20-ft either side of center, but should have required 2 passes, but the lime only lasted ~1.3 passes. The easternmost 40-foot pass got twice what the rest of it got. Below are my preparatory calculations, where something […]
Continue Reading4/3/2025 – Fertilized the blueberries with 13-6-6 Slow Release with minerals. They have a lot of blooms.
Continue Reading8/21/2024 – Sidedressed okra with 13-13-13. Watered it in. The splineless has been producing but now has few blooms. It has also been dry for 3+ weeks. Put the drip tube on them 2 days ago.
Continue Reading7/25/2024 – Fertilized Magnolias in the pond yard and the various hydrangeas with 13-13-13. Spread it around the perimeter of the Hydrangeas and in a 6′ wide donut around the magnolias with little inside the drip line.
Continue Reading7/19/2024 – Spread 100 lbs of Slow-release fertilizer on the locations listed below.
Continue Reading6/17/2024 – Sidedressed both rows of okra with 33-0-0 plus about 1 Tbsp/row of Borax per the 2024 Vegetable Crop Handbook for Southeastern United States. Used wheel hoe with wobble hoe to weed and blend in fertilizer. Thunderstorms possible this afternoon.
Continue Reading5/16/2024 – 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 ReadingSide dressed Pepper/Basil row with 33-0-0 lightly and tilled with stirrup hoe the tiny weeds to cover the fertilizer.
Continue Reading4/9/2024 – Fertilized the trees listed below with 13-13-13. Some of them should have been fertilized last month.
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