Fertilized Citrus Trees
3/3/2021 – Fertilized lightly with 8-8-8+sulfur the citrus trees in the yard and the satsuma next to the garden.
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Fed the Pond Magnolias 8-8-8
3/3/2021 – Sprinkled 1 cup of 8-8-8 with sulfur around the edge of the root ball of the three magnolias planted last year around the pond. That recommendation is by the Georgia Extension Service’s Growing Southern Magnolias for our Bracken’s Brown Beauties.
Continue ReadingBroadcast 0-0-60 on the Garden
3/3/2021 – Spread with the cyclone seeder 2.3 lbs/1000 SF of 0-0-60 on the garden per the soil test report.
Continue ReadingWeeded Daylilies in West Beds and Fed
2/25/2021 – Yesterday and this morning we weeded the daylily beds west of the driveway and fed them the “concoction”. The beds were: the newest bed we call the Nursury at the Martin House; the round Lady Bed in the center of the fruit tree grove and; the bed immediately east of the pond-field gate […]
Continue ReadingCotton-Seed Meal on Blueberries, Azaleas, Gardenias, and Camellias
1-16-2021 – Spread cotton seed meal at the following locations and rates: Blueberries Bushes in the row between the yard and pond field: 1 gallon on the large older ones 2 quarts on the smaller ones Camellias: one quart on the smaller ones 3-4 quarts on the larger ones. Azaleas: 1-2 quarts around the smaller […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Ranger’s Field & the Burn Pile Field
1/15/2021 – Spread 150 lbs 33-0-0 on Ranger’s field and the burn pile field. That amounts to a little more than the soil test report of a few weeks ago recommended; i.e. 60 lbs N per acre. The hope is it will stimulate the rye grass to grow again. Ranger has eaten all of it […]
Continue ReadingFed Onions, Lettuce, Cilantro, & Pok Choi
1/1/2021 – Fed Fish Emulsion with Miracle Grow to: about 3 Tbsp of fish emulation with 1 Tbsp MG in the 2-gallon watering can to the following in Mary’s garden: All three lettuces the Cilantro the onions about 3 Tbsp of fish emulation with 1 Tbsp MG in the 2-gallon watering can to the following […]
Continue ReadingSidedressed Harvested Broccoli, Chard, and Cabbage
11/27/2020 – Given the 90% chance of rain this evening, I side dressed where we have harvested broccoli, chard, and the three K-Y cabbages. Dribbled a little 66-0-0 along both sides and used the stirrup hoe to breakup the top 1/2″ to somewhat blend in the pellets.
Continue ReadingSowed 3 Carrots and Beets
10/25/2020 – Sowed in the former Marigold row—the eastmost row in the north half. Air temp was 71°. Before sowing, cut a 3″+ deep V notch with the hoe and scattered in 1 quart of 8-8-8 with Borax/boron. Then dropped in 1 cup of bone meal in the 30′ where the beets will be sowed; […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Flea Beetles, Cut Out Damage, & Fed
9/23/2020 – Mary picked swiss chard but it all had some dead and live flea beetles. All leaves were speckled with their damage as they were everywhere. Threw it in the compost. Sprayed Bug-No-More on: Chard Cabbages Broccoli new little Tendergreen mustard radishes mustard 9/24/2020 – Cut off all leaves of the chard and saw […]
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