A farmer works in acres not hours.
1/26/2019 – Mary planted the three varieties of onions that arrived yesterday from Dixondale Farms in their Short Day Sampler. The varieties were Texas 1015Y, Texas Early White, and Red Creole. There were too many for this location and so some will be planted in the back patio vegetable bed. Planted them 4″ apart per […]
Continue Reading9/25/2018 – All Daylilies & Knockouts with 13-13-13. The roses look better but need more. First time using “balanced” fertilizer on daylilies.
Continue Reading9/7/2018 – Fertilized them,with Miracle Grow as they looked malnourished. Advice is to feed often as they bloom all season.
Continue ReadingTuesday – Arrived after driving through the steady rain from Gulfport. It had slowed to a drizzle when we arrived and so got the TT hooked up and everything works. The rain made it much cooler so that was great. Wednesday Jeff the trim guy and helper arrived at 7:30 AM. Mary and I talked […]
Continue ReadingThis work week was to be the week of Labor Day but that was the week before Hurricane Harvey happened. Houston flooded. Postponed this work until recovery was underway and no new surprises should arise. In the meantime, Hurricane Irma hit Florida and came up the west coast but died down before it went very […]
Continue ReadingSunday, 9/6/2015 Mowed the yard but the JD’s steering is starting to slip again. Found there is a very worn tooth on the main gear that engages the small gear at the end of the steering shaft. Ordered new parts. Monday Picked up limbs. Finished weeding new beds across front of the house. Trimmed grass […]
Continue ReadingBegan on Sunday, June 29, and worked in the morning, long break during the heat of midday and then again from 4 pm until we quit. Hot and humid but green and lush. Below are notes of what we did each day. Sunday – Ted had cut the grass Saturday so today I cut the ditch […]
Continue ReadingTook off Wednesday the 13th through Friday. Cold Wednesday and Thursday with fire in fire place. Then turning warm, drizzle/rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Had a few seedlings and very few stewart pecans. replaced spigot to fields at pump that had just started spraying. Over tightened the new spigot and cracked the T. […]
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