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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
6/2/2020 – Although the tomatoes have just set and are green, we are seeing more blossom end rot and do not want to wait and see if it stops. Based on various advice–such as below–too acidic soil inhibits calcium uptake and that leads to BER. Tested the pH with the hand meter and found it […]
Continue Reading5/27/2020 – Sprayed them with bifenthrin as we are seeing flies and miscellaneous bugs on all and earworms in the corn. Sprayed the corn silks on the 1st and 2nd corn. The 3rd corn is not silking yet.
Continue Reading5/24/2020 – The three varieties of marigolds planted in the garden to be moved to the yard came up well. We relocated the best ones to the backyard bed along the electrical wall in front of the new hydrangeas and some in the azalea bed under the oak tree. The plants were dug up and […]
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – This was the first morning we saw flying bugs and beetles among the leaves and in the flowers of the zucchini and a few in the scalloped and yellow squash. Sprayed inside the bushes completely and on top of the leaves with the Fertilome Bifenthrin. Had a little solution in the sprayer and […]
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – The okra is 6″ to 12″ tall so side dressed it on both sides with 33-0-0.
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – Tied up the peppers using the non-weave method.
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – Mary fed everything in her garden MG other than the onions.
Continue Reading5/21/2020 – Fed peppers about 1 Tbsp/gallon of fish emulsion and plan to do so every 10-14 days. One watering can full, 2 gallons, covered our peppers applying some around each one.
Continue Reading5/21/2020 – While tieing up the tomatoes using the Florida Weave–for the first time–I noticed some holes in leaves so sprayed them with Fertilome’s Bifenthrin. I also found a few jumping beetles with two red stripes, on the 2nd corn and some leaf damage. Sprayed the corn focusing on the new silks.
Continue Reading5/20/2020 – Sowed double rows of KWB in spaces where something else did not grow or we tossed what was growing. Those locations are: in the north half, the north end of the squash row where the Nasturtiums did not come up; in the north half, the south end of the row between the 1st […]
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