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7/31/2020 – Spread 7 sacks Black Kaw manure and 8-8-8+Borax in Mary’s garden and tilled in. The tilling incorporated the additives and killed the weeds that sprouted. The intent is for the manure to reduce the chance the soil again becomes compacted and to temper the pH. The seven sacks consisted of three 1 CF […]
Continue Reading7/26/2020 – Bought Black Kaw composted manure at Home Depot and worked it in Mary’s Garden around the: 3 cherry tomato plants, 4 sweet basils, 4 pepperoncini plants, and the 12 Tai Basil plants.
Continue Reading7/24/2020 – Sprayed the remaining tomatoes with Epsom Salts as they are bearing ok. Also, fed them fish emulsion as the peppers are starting to bear and there is a fairly good number of fruit to gather tomorrow. Also, fed and sprayed the three young tomatoes, peppers, and basil in Mary’s little garden.
Continue Reading7/22/2020 – Only had a little 13-13-13. Threw some on all the Crapes east of the driveway.
Continue Reading7/14/2020 – Some of the peppers are starting to bear and bloom again. Fed them fish emulsion at 1 Tblsp per gallon.
Continue Reading7/9/2020 – Fed 33-0-0 to: All the Crape Myrtles. Some of the small ones at the grain bin and along the orchard fence have small blooms The tomatoes where the determinates are likely about done but the indeterminates are as high as the wire Lightly on the small plumbagos in the crape bed The grass […]
Continue Reading6/13/2020 – The 3rd or youngest corn planted next to the pecan trees in the south half have tasseled and some silks are showing. Should have side dressed them a few weeks ago but … Threw along one side of each row in a shallow groove 33-0-0. Raked soil back into the groove and hope […]
Continue Reading6/13/2020 – It has been two weeks since feeding the crapes. Fed the large ones about 4 handfuls of 33-0-0. They seem to be blooming more since the last two feedings and that is hopefully making up for the missed feedings in late April and early May. Fed the small oaks (new ones and the […]
Continue Reading6/5/2020 – Fed the tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers diluted Fish Emulsion. About 1 tbsp per gallon. Sprayed them with 1 tbsp per gallon of Epsom Salts.
Continue Reading6/1/2020 – Fed all Crape Myrtles–in the orchard and the yard–their 2-week feeding to keep them blooming. The fertilizer spread was leftover 15-0-15 and some 33-00-00+00-00-66.
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