A farmer works in acres not hours.
Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
From ChatGPT on 6/23/2025. Options for stink bugs and leaffooted bugs, as Spinosad is ineffective on hard-shell piercing insects: Here are reliable sources that support the response regarding spinosad’s ineffectiveness on stink bugs and leaffooted bugs: Scientific and Extension Publications Pesticide Labeling and Use Guidelines Insect Biology Context Summary Source Highlights MSU Extension Clearly states […]
Continue Reading6/22/2025 – Sprayed tomatoes for leaf-footed bugs and stink bugs with Bifenthrin – Fertilome Broad Spectrum Insecticide
Continue ReadingFrom the 2,4-D Amine page here. Area Sprayed Mix Calculations
Continue Reading5/31/2025 Sprayed spinosad on tomatoes for lg grn worms and lightly sprayed peppers just in case. Moved Okra seedlings that were too close into gaps where seeds did not germinate. Used push plow with rippers to do corn middles for crab grass and with stirrup hoe along the tiny peas, squash, and cucumbers.
Continue Reading5/6/2025 – Sowed: Squash, Cukes, & Corn in the South Half Seed bed preparation was: About 4 PM, even though we were very tired, used the HOSS push plow with the stirrup weeder to weed and fluff up swaths in the wide Sunflower row in the south half, western most row. Sprinkled in saved sunflower […]
Continue Reading5/4/2025 – After several good rains (over 2″) in the past 3 days, and on hills made several weeks ago with 13-13-13 under them, sowed Clemson Spinless okra with a no. 3 plate in the HOSS Seader with every-other hole taped closed with cellophane tape on the underside of the plate. Should have seeds spaced […]
Continue Reading4/21/2025 – Planted 42 Big Beef and Better Boy tomatoes in the two south-half, westernmost rows. The Big Beefs are in the westernmost row, and the Better Boys are in the next row immediately east. Note that several days ago, we sowed a band of Marigold seeds saved from last year just west of where […]
Continue Reading4/19/2025 – Sowed saved Zinnia seeds in bed outside office/guest room windows; along west grass edge of the north half; and at Lady’s grave.
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