Sidedressed Peppers & Okra Lightly
7/22/2021 – Sidedressed peppers & okra lightly with 8-8-8. Both are bearing fruit and look ok but with all the rains surely the nitrogen and potassium are being washed out.
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Fed Magnolias in the Pond Yard 8-8-8
7/12/2021 – Fed each of the three Magnolias a little more than 1 cup of 8-8-8. The granules were thrown along the outside edge of the root ball.
Continue ReadingFed the Crepe Myrtles 33-0-0
6/17/2021 – Fed the Crepes 33-0-0. Large ones got 4 handfuls and small ones 2-3. Also threw some on the roses, sunflowers, and marigolds in the SW corner pond bed so the sunflowers will catch up with the larger blooming sunflowers behind the two crepes.
Continue ReadingSide-dressed the Peppers and Squash
6/15/2021 – Side-dressed the peppers with the 8-8-8 plus cottonseed meal. The last feeding was 5/15/2021—too long ago. Side dressed the Zucchini, Yellow and scalloped squash with 33-0-0. Did not side dress the Tromboncino as could not see the stem coming from the roots due to the massive amount of leaves. They have overtaken that […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Orchard
6/11/2021 – When the yard had been fed this date with 15-0-15 using the new spreader there was some left in the spreader. Decided to spread it along the rail fence in the orchard where there is a good stand of St. Augustine. Ended up fertilizing about 30% of the orchard so put the extra […]
Continue ReadingFertilized the Lawn 2nd Time in 2021
6/10/2021 – Given the very wet spring and heavy rains the grass is understandably looking pale. In addition, it is trying to push up through the leveling sand and so some fertilizer would be good. Decided to apply AGFA’s 8-8-8 with iron as it has twice the iron as does the 15-0-15. ACES says here for a […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Pond Yard
6/11/2021 – This is the second fertilization of the Bermuda and centipede sowed around the pond. Below is the evaluation of the areas and a comparison of the soil test report recommendation to ACES’s recommended nitrogen for a low maintenance lawn. Even though it now needs fertilizer it still needs to be mowed at least […]
Continue ReadingFed Crepe Myrtles, Bridal Wreath, Beds at the gate, and Marigolds between Crepes
5/2/2021 – Fed them 33-0-0. The crepes got 4 handfuls and the others lightly.
Continue ReadingSide Dressed Tomatoes, Corn, Scalloped Squash, Cucumbers, & Cantaloupes
5/29/2021 – Side Dressed Tomatoes, Scalloped Squash, Cucumbers, & Cantaloupes in the big garden with 33-0-0. Lightly worked it in and weeded with the new pointed weeder. The corn has the first small ears so it may have been a bit late but it was beginning to look pale. The fertilizer was scattered down the […]
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