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11/8/2020 – This is the second year for the two Meyer Lemons and both have borne a good crop. The west one is really loaded. Winter of 2020-21 we had three extended freezes into the low to mid 20°. The Meyer lemon that bore profusely last season tried to come back but did not and […]
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11/6/2020 – Widened the daylily & camillia bed in the front yard along the 4-board orchard fence to 4.5 ft. Relocated two daylilies to even out spacing and moved __ daylilies from the nursery to the new space in front of the current daylilies.
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11/5/2020 – We removed the Tia Basil and a ragged sweet basil from her garden. She left one sweet basil. In that space she planted 4 close rows of Buttercrunch Lettuce that did well last spring.
Continue Reading11/5/2020 – Bought 500 fathead minnows (to the 500 that were added in February this year) and 100 Shellcrackers from Alabama Fish & Pond truck at St. Elmo F&S. The guy said there were probably 600-700 minnows in their bag. Told him that our Coppernose Bluegills we got from him last February are 5″-6″ long. […]
Continue Reading11/1/2020 – Mary sowed two rows of Tehama lettuce in the north end of her garden.
Continue Reading10/29/2020 – The north and the west ones were all the way over lying to the north. Dug out some of the muck on the south side and stood them up. The south shorter one—south most—only went over to about 45°. Set four new T-posts (i.e. one additional) to support them.
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10/24/2020 – This year almost every pecan tree has a lot of pecans and we are working to pick them up and use them or prepare them as gifts. We bought the 18″ wide Bag-A-Nut and it does pick them up well along with the sticks, leaves, and dog poo. We used the floor fan […]
Continue Reading9/28/2020 – Mary bought a six-pack of Bonnie Romaine Leaf Lettuce and a six-pack of Red Romaine Leaf Lettuce at Hurley F&S. Today she planted them in the flower bed along the electrical panel wall at the back patio; i.e. in front to the new hydrangeas.
Continue Reading9/12/2020 – Mary sowed a second short row of Evergreen Bunching onion seeds next to the Warrior Bunching onion transplants. She soaked the seeds overnight and then let them dry off some. After they were sowed, she watered them in. The first row of EB she planted came up nicely and is doing well at […]
Continue Reading9/11/2020 – Mary planted her little Warrior Bunching onions she grew from seeds in the tray. They did not pull out of the tray easily and some were damaged. She was frustrated with them as nothing she did made it easy with minimal damage to the plants and roots. A few had roots showing in […]
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