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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
4/5/2020 – With the KEL meter checked the pH of the original yard garden (not the area added today up to the rail fence) and was surprised to find it from 3.5 to 5.5. The area tilled to the fence today was 6.2 to 6.8. That must be why nothing Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted […]
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary sowed the Asian Goat Horn Hot Peppers and Italian Pepperoncini’s in the small plastic tray.
Continue Reading4/5/2020 – Mary found flea beetles on the baby squash. Sprayed the tops and underside of the leaves with malathion that was left from a past spraying. Ten minutes later walked through moving the leaves with the wand and nothing moved. Also lightly sprayed the tops of the tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumbers, and cantaloupes.
Continue ReadingOrder #80359 placed 3/31/2020 Hoss Garden Seeder $369.99 Tehama Lettuce – Packet (250 seeds)1$3.99 Champion Radish – Packet (250 seeds) $3.99 Offset Handle Bracket 12.99 Additional Seed Plates Hoss Seed Plate #6 $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #7 $6.99 Blank Seed Plate 1/4″ $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #1 $6.99 Hoss Seed Plate #4 $6.99 Total:$425.91
Continue Reading3/29/2020 – The PEPH and Kentucky Wonder Bush bean germination is very poor and the okra seeds (saved from okra grown last year) has not germinated…but that could be just okra. There has been no rain since 3/3/2020–3.5 weeks–but we have watered everything at least every other day. Soil temps taken this afternoon with the […]
Continue Reading3/24/2020 – We sowed: Silver Queen corn in the rows 7 to 11 in the north half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate???? with every other seed pocket taped over; Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans in the 6th row of the south half with the Chapin Seeder and large bean plate; Zipper Peas, from […]
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3/22/2020 – The area where the cabbage is growing needs to be prepared and planted with corn. So, all cabbage heads were harvested. The Earl Flat Dutch, that did not germinate well, only had 3 heads. The Early Jersey Wakefield did very well.
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3/19/2020 – Mary and Piper planted Bonnies 3″ pots of: Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, and Cilantro plants. They also sowed: lettuce Swiss Chard seeds: Bright Yellow Decorticated and Burpees Rhubard Chard left from last year. Thai basil seeds next to the Bonnies Thai basil plant. The new plants and the existing onions are shown in […]
Continue Reading3/15/2020 – We pulled out everything from the winter garden except for the green onions and one parsley plant. Tilled it with the TroyBilt cultivator about 6″ deep. The soil was hard-packed. Need to add organics so added 50 lbs of old cottonseed meal. 3/17/2020 – Spread 50 lbs. of year-old cottonseed meal all areas […]
Continue Reading3/13/2020 – Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted in 6-pack trays–one for each seed type: Tomatillos, Everona Large Green Peppers, Carolina Cayenne from last year’s pack Sweet Thai Basil. All three were bought from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
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