A farmer works in acres not hours.
5/3/2023 – Magnolia Frescati; the 18-inch high trunks we left to see if they would sprout do not have any sprouts. Used the chain saw to cut them off close to the ground. The SE most Aztec crepe along the road has only a little green on one limb but has suckers coming at the […]
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8/3/2021 – Had 0.4″ of rain late yesterday so the soil was very damp. Checked the pH at 8 locations and got the following pH readings. Side 3-4′ from side of base 6-10′ from side of base East 4.8 5.1 North 4.5 5.1 West 4.5 4.8 South 4.8 5.0* Average = 4.8 * Taken 2′ […]
Continue ReadingDate Readings Ideal 9/20/2020 N-W-S-E, ~6? from the trunk 5.4 – 5.4 – 5.7 – 4.8 6.1 – 6.5 9/29/2020 N-W-S-E, ~9′ from the trunk 5.3 – 5.4 – 5.4 – 5.6 6.1 – 6.5 Area under Drip Line: 25′ diameter + 10 = 35′ = 18′ radius ~ 1000 SF Sandy Loam soil will […]
Continue Reading5/1/2020 – Prepared 12 oz. of Compare and Save’s Imidacloprid 1.47% split between three 2-gallon watering cans of water. Poured each on 1/3rd of the 5-ft wide circular space around the Frescati.
Continue Readinghttp://raganandmassey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/228-525-84009_2_5gal.pdf Compare-n-Save’s Systemic Tree & Shrub Insect Drench with 1.47 percent imidacloprid protects plants for 12 months, SPECIES CONTROLLED: Adelgids Aphids Vine weevil larvae (including black vine weevil) Borers: Roundheaded borers (including Asian longhorned beetle and eucalyptus longhorned borer) Flatheaded (including bronze birch alder and emerald ash borers) Japanese beetles, adult Lacebugs Leaf beetles (including […]
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