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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
9/2/2022 – Given the 10 feet of sorry tomato seedlings now in the center of a clean south-half garden the rows were laid out off the tomatoes. Using the recent row-building process, the rows were identified by driving the tractor across the plot. Then 15-0-15+Iron was spread between the tire tracks. Then the hills were […]
Continue Reading8/30 & 31/2011 – We have finally had two good drying days after 19+ inches of rain this August. Disked around that Okra row in the north half and the Red Burgundy row in the south half on the 30th. The morning of the 31st there were about 4 okra pods from the Red Burgundy […]
Continue Reading8/3/2022 – The tomatoes were done a few weeks ago and between the daily rains and one-year-old Libby, they were not pulled out until today. The crabgrass and other weeds are large but now sprayed with Gly at 3 oz/gallon with 1 oz/gallon of Preference non-ionic surfactant. Resprayed remaining crab grass in the former corn […]
Continue ReadingFrom Hoss Product Subtotal Warrior Bunching Onion × 2 $7.98 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99 Savanna Mustard – 500 seeds × 1 From Vermont Bean Seed – Sugaretti Hybrid Squash
Continue Reading7/11/2022 – Sidedressed with 33-0-0, bought today at Greenway AG, the Okra, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, & Basil.
Continue Reading7/11/2022 – The corn is all brown and we have all the peas we need. The Kentucky Wonder Beans did not produce even one pod. Also mowed the high crabgrass along the Sunflower row and beside the okra in the north half.
Continue Reading7/8/2022 – Mary planted multiplying onion sets in three of the red plastic grow boxes. We moved them tp be lined up outside along the west wall of the greenhouse. The onion sets from G&D were different looking as they had a large (up to ½-inch diameter) stem that had been cut off 1-2 inches […]
Continue Reading7/2/2022 – Trimmed tomato suckers and end vines and tops of basil plants that have bloomed. The tomatoes are Better Boys and the Basil grew from Prospera® DMR (CG1)Organic (F1) Basil Seed. Trimmed off all lower leaves and planted them in individual pots with Peters Potting Soil mix. Watered them in with rain water and […]
Continue Reading6/8/2022 – A few stink bugs appeared on the tomatoes yesterday and today there were more. Sprayed them with Gordon’s Bug-No-More at 5 oz./gallon. Sprayed 1.5 gallons on the 75 feet of row. 6/9/2022, 7 AM – Picked tomatoes and found no stink bugs.
Continue Reading5/29/2022 – Used Fergie and the cultivator to plow the middles of the peas, beans, cucumbers, and the small squash next to the Ashley cucumbers.
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