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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
5/13/2020 – This has been a very dry spring and we are again weeks since a good rain and nothing significant predicted for the next week. Watering with the wand has proven ok but now that the 1st corn is shoulder height that is not practical and the corn is curling. Laid the hose down […]
Continue Reading5/9/2020 – Mary was excited to find a half bucket of her favorite green beans. They were hanging in clusters below the leaves and we had not noticed them until Fergie turned one over at the end of the row and Mary saw the pods.
Continue Reading5/8/2020 – The Gold Star (F1) yellow squash has grown well with no disease or bug damage so far. There are many blooms and bees that today yielded three squash.
Continue Reading5/8/2020 – The 1st corn, G-90, is tasselling and silking so side dressed it with 33-0-0 with a handful of lime in about 2 gallons of fertilizer. Spread about 4 gallons on both sides of the five 60′ rows. Then rake it in. The cantaloupes and cucumbers are vining so side dressed them with the […]
Continue Reading5/7/2020 – The Dunja zucchini has grown quickly and with little disease or bug damage. We have had nights in the 50’s so that has to help suppress those issues. This was the first day we picked more than one of the zucchini.
Continue Reading5/5/2020 – When watering and weeding this morning we found black spots on the 1st PEPH peas (Alternaria leaf blight) and white/tan spots and decayed areas on the yellow squash and a few on the Zucchini. Sprayed 1.5 gallons on them with the last of the Bonide and a little Southern Ag Copper based fungicide […]
Continue Reading5/3/2020 – The three rows of KWB in the south half planted on 3/27/2020 must have been planted too early and the weather was too cool as the germination was very poor. In addition, they were sown with the red plastic planter that never sowed evenly and has now been replaced with the HOSS planter. […]
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – The 3rd sowing of corn (Silver Queen) is 6-10″ high and needs to be thinned in some places and there are 2-4′ gaps in others. Moved the ones that needed to be thinned out into the gaps. Then, watered them in.
Continue Reading4/30/2020 – Based on the analysis in the post Recap & Plans for Tomatoes we fertilized as follows. mixed about 1/4 cup Borax (analysis was to apply 1/3rd but decided to go light) in 2 cups of 15-0-15 and spread it along both sides of the 60 ft. row of tomatoes and tomatillos. Sidedress summer […]
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