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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
5/2/2024 – Sowed PEPH with a No. 5 plate in five 60 ft rows. On the last rows, the seed in the cup did not appear to be dropping. I decided it was my imagination. Once I emptied the cup I again found the drop tube was plugged with PEPH seed as happened with the corn. I […]
Continue Reading4/25/2024 – The Betternut 401 Hybrid butternut squash seed arrived today from Victory Seed Co. Sowed some at 4 oc in the north end of the south half row 49 ft from the east fence.
Continue ReadingSide dressed Pepper/Basil row with 33-0-0 lightly and tilled with stirrup hoe the tiny weeds to cover the fertilizer.
Continue Reading4/19/2024 – Sowed seeds we saved from last year in the following locations.
Continue Reading4/18/2024 – Sowed G-90 and Temptress Corn in the south half, east side. The single row of Temptress is the eastmost row and nine rows of G90 are immediately west and over to the cucumbers. The process used this time was modified from past years and was as follows. The HOSS Seeder did not work […]
Continue Reading4/16/2024 – Vermont Bean334 W. Stroud St Randolph, WI 53956 | 1-800-349-1071Email: info@vermontbean.com | Website: vermontbean.com Qty Item # Description Price 1 03613A Betternut 401 Hybrid Winter Squash – 30 seeds $5.85 Shipping Method: Standard ShippingSubtotal: $5.85Shipping Rate: $15.95Total: $21.80
Continue Reading4/16/2024 – Sowed the seeds listed below. The north half row above at 36ft was not pulled up over fertilizer other than the broadcast potash spread with the lime several months ago. The south half rows above did have 13-13-13 spread between the tracks then pulled up some weeks ago. Before the seeds were sown, […]
Continue Reading4/13/2024 – Planted bell peppers, cayenne peppers, and basil seedlings sowed 2/6/2024 in the greenhouse, into row 43 North which is next to the eastmost row of tomatoes.
Continue Reading4/9/2024 – Fertilized the trees listed below with 13-13-13. Some of them should have been fertilized last month.
Continue Reading4/8/2024 – Set stakes every other tomato and installed the first Florida Weave. Threw around each plant less than a 1/4 cup of 33-0-0. Mike Hart, a neighbor I had not met, stopped on his 4-wheeler to talk about gardening.
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