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Ordered and now planted 6 more Earthbox Growing boxes and placed five along the east wall of the Greenhouse and one between the white table and the wooden plant stand against the west wall. Filled them with Miracle Grow potting soil. Planted: The plan is to move the first five that are producing well along […]
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3/15/2022 – The 1.76-inch rain this morning finally filled the little pond. The rain had stopped by 10:45 AM and the water had filled it to within 18″ of the rim. Water was running in fast mostly from the ditch where it was running backwards into the pond since the pond was so low. Photos […]
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2/14/2022 – Five grow boxes arrived like those Frank & Peggy use. The idea is they will provide large planting areas—as compared to pots—inside the greenhouse similar to the hoop houses where crops are planted in the ground. Today they were filled with Miracle Grow potting mix and planted with Bonnie’s lettuce, thyme, and spinach. […]
Continue Reading3/1/2022 – Pulled up the westmost row in the north half that still allows 3-5 feet for flowers. Sowed 30 feet of Cheers Cabbage about 12″ apart in the north half of that row. The next morning bought Cherry Belle Radish seeds at Hurley F&S and sowed about 6 feet immediately south of the cabbage. […]
Continue Reading2/23/2022 – Sowed 13′ of a double row of Florida Broadleaf Mustard (bought today at St. Elmo F&S) in the second row from the west in the north half. Lightly watered them in again and lightly watered the rest of that row and the westmost row that was planted a few days ago. As the […]
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9/13/2021 – The Red Bud Tree sapling we brought from Houston, from Mary’s grandparent’s homestead in Magnolia Texas, has done very well in the raised bed in the northeast corner of the front yard. It had spent the first three years here in the herb bed at the westside patio where it struggled. But, it […]
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9/13/2021 – We planted Mary’s pepper seedlings and sowed squash, radishes, and cabbage seed as follows. The pepper seedings planted were: Pepper Cayenne Long Slim – Scattered in gaps where other peppers burned out. Early Jalapeno Organic in the south end of the summer pepper row where the Jalero peppers expired. Everman F1 Jalapenos – […]
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8/16/2021 – Mary planted two of the new daylilies from Oakes Daylilies in two rows in the south end of her garden. AUGUST FLAME, 3 each BLOOM SIZE – 5 1/4? HEIGHT – 38? BLOOM SEASON – Late Season FOLIAGE TYPES – Dormant HYBRIDIZER – Woods (1967) BLOOM PERIOD – June-July Hyperion – 3 each […]
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4/5/2021 – Disked the garden areas that do not have peppers, okra, or flowers to prepare the portions of the north half for the sowing recorded below. The disking also prepared for the winter Elbon Rye cover crop in the empty south half and MS Purple peas, to reduce the Root-knot Nematodes (RNK), on the […]
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7/30 & 31/2021 – For some years we have wanted to “enclose” the small yard between the new paver walkway to the front door, the carport, the house, and the bed along the driveway. This year Mary planted marigolds and zinnias between the roses and lilies in the bed along the driveway and the abundant […]
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