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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
4/21/2025 – 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.
Continue Reading2/26/2025 – In the greenhouse on her new work bench, Mary sowed 24 Better Boys and 22 Big Beef tomato seeds in ~3-in. deep 2×2 plastic pots. Positioned them on the HOSS warming mat spread on the 2″ styrofoam insulation panel.
Continue Reading2/18/2025 From Harris Seeds Quantity1 Lavender Hidcote Blue Seed / 500 seeds / UNTREATED $2.84 Quantity2 Vinca Cora Cascade Mix F1 / 25 seeds / UNTREATED $3.42 Quantity1 Marigold Inca II Deep Orange F1 Seed / 250 seeds / UNTREATED $15.09 Quantity1 Marigold Inca II Yellow F1 Seed / 250 seeds / UNTREATED $6.30 Subtotal […]
Continue Reading9/17/2024 – Disked the garden well and all the dead weeds are not visible. We had rooted cuttings from the spring tomatoes and they did well on the deck until the week before they were put into the garden. For some reason, most of the leaves died and there were black spots on the stems. […]
Continue Reading9/1/2024 – Cut off 30% of old bear okra stalks. Larger older ones with few if any leaves had small green shoots that looked healthy given the fertilizing done a week or so ago and the inch of rain we had in the past week—first good rain since July 27. This is the first time […]
Continue Reading8/21/2024 – Sidedressed okra with 13-13-13. Watered it in. The splineless has been producing but now has few blooms. It has also been dry for 3+ weeks. Put the drip tube on them 2 days ago.
Continue Reading8/20/2024 – Sprayed garden 2 wks ago with Gly+24D did not damage the large crabgrass. Mix was 2 oz/gal of gly and 1 oz/gal 24D. Broadleaf did die. It was also afternoon and hot so maybe Gly evaporated too much.
Continue Reading7/28/2024 – Sprayed Gly+24D on fences around the orchard, yard, and the big pond
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