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7/4/2020 – Did the “weekly” spraying of the tomatoes with bifenthrin because of stink bugs. Since beginning the regular spraying there have been very few. It also had to help to remove the spent squash plants. Note this is the second part of the weekly spraying routine as the first part is with a fungicide […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – Sprayed Martin’s Imidacloprid mixed at 1 tbsp in 2 gallons of water in the 2-gallon sprayer. Added about 2 tbsp/2 gallons of a non-ionic surfactant. The little azalea at the AC Compressor was heavily infested. The large one next to it had some on most leaves. The row across from them near the grain bin […]
Continue Reading6/23/2020, 4 pm – Sprayed Tomatoes with Daconil Fungicide and lightly sprayed peppers that are not bearing. 6/24/2020, 7 am – Sprayed them with Bifenthrin as a preventative for stink bugs although have seen only one or two and killed them.
Continue Reading6/17/2020 – Late afternoon, sprayed tomatoes with Spinosad. Only saw one stink bug. The green tomatoes do not have the many stink bug punctures like last year…so far. The next morning, before leaving for Houston, sprayed them with Dakonil fungicide for the continuing Late Blight. The Roma’s and Beef Stakes have it worse than any […]
Continue Reading6/14/2020 – Sprayed the tomatoes with bifenthrin as part of weekly spraying to stop stink bugs. See a few every day and spray them when they are found. Today was an overall spray rather than just a targetted death blast.
Continue Reading6/6/2020 – Found 6-8 stink bugs in one area of the tomatoes. Sprayed them until they were soaked with Bifenthrin and the plants and fruit. Sprayed both rows again but not heavy. Only been 4 days since they were sprayed. Maybe I missed that spot…. Seeing some holes in some of the peppers so sprayed […]
Continue Reading6/2/2020 – Some of the green tomatoes have stink bug spots and I found one of them this morning. The tomatillos have similar spots and worms. Sprayed them with bifenthrin.
Continue Reading6/2/2020 – Sprayed Spinosid on the citrus trees as a few leafminers have appeared. Sprayed it on the 2nd corn’s (Silver Queen) silks to prevent earworms. Some of the silks were turning brown so it is likely a little late. This was the last of the Capt Jacks Brew by Bonide. Ordered Monterey LG6135 Garden […]
Continue Reading5/27/2020 – Sprayed them with bifintrin as we are seeing flies and miscellaneous bugs on all and ear worms in the corn. Sprayed the corn silks on the 1st and 2nd corn. The 3rd corn is not silking yet.
Continue Reading5/23/2020 – This was the first morning we saw flying bugs and beetles among the leaves and in the flowers of the zucchini and a few in the scalloped and yellow squash. Sprayed inside the bushes completely and on top of the leaves with the Fertilome Bifenthrin. Had a little solution in the sprayer and […]
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