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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
2/6/2024 – Sowed the seeds listed below in 6×6 trays for seedlings to transplant after frost. Put them on the HOSS hot mat to germinate. 2/27/2024 – Clipped off the sickly tomato seedlings, pulled 17 others, and planted them deep in deep 2×2 pots with potting soil. Watered them with rainwater. They pulled out without […]
Continue Reading1/4/2024 – Applied ten 40-lb. bags of Austinville Pelletized Dolomitic LawnLime: From their Product Analysis sheet – “This product requires 1844 lbs. to equal one ton of standard liming material (with CCE of 90%).” For our 0.2 acre garden (not including turn rows) with the soil report recommending one ton of standard lime per acre, […]
Continue Reading12/27/2023 – Ordered from Fedco Seeds here. Generally Cuke Slicing Cucumber Cucumis sativus(66 days) F-1 hybrid. A favorite of many, this gynoecious cuke holds its place in our catalog as the best choice for overcoming stress and diseases and for performing well in cold summers, with high yields of uniform straight dark-green white-spined 8–8½” slicers that […]
Continue Reading12/5/2023 – From SESE Name Price Quantity Total Clemson Spineless Okra $3.25 1 $3.25 Poinsett 76 Cucumber $3.25 1 $3.25 Carolina Wonder Sweet Bell Pepper $3.50 1 $3.50 From HOSS Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Iberia Cayenne Pepper 30 seeds 1 $4.99 1 Gold Star Squash 30 seeds 1 $4.99 1 Big Beef Plus […]
Continue Reading10/24/2023 – Sowed about 25 ft of Tendergreen Mustard in the Basil row next to the pepper row in the SW corner of the big garden; i.e. 56 ft from the east fence in mid row. The row had been built with 13-13-13 under the hill in August but it never rained. The drip line […]
Continue Reading7/31/2023 Product Total Temptress Sweet Corn – 150 seeds × 2Seed Quantity:150 seeds $9.98 Hoss Green Blaze Bush Bean (PV857) – 100 seeds × 2Seed Quantity:100 seeds $11.98 Pascola Zucchini × 1 $4.99 Subtotal: $26.95 Shipping: $4.99 via Orders below $49 Tax: $0.00 Payment method: Credit/Debit Card Total: $31.94
Continue Reading7/19/2023 – 4 oz/gallon with Backpack sprayer with TeeJet red tip on a hot afternoon.
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Continue Reading6/27/2023 – Sowed Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans where the cabbage had tried and the heat and bugs did not let it produce. Sowed them 6 inches apart from 2 packets of 50 seeds each. 100 seeds at 6 inches OC should have made a 50-foot row but they only filled about 30 feet of the […]
Continue Reading6/27/2023 – Side Dressed the okra with 33-0-0 after weeding. The cabbage plants we bought and the ones that came up that we sowed had been eaten badly. Decided not to spray them as the heat of summer will surely not let them produce heads. Will sow Kentucky Wonder Beans in the row this afternoon […]
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