A farmer works in acres not hours.
7/20/2020 – Mowed down the double rows of Jackson Wonder Lima Beans that have had a lot of flowers but no pods. Disked them well and the two rows of peas mowed last week. Also re-disked the rest of the garden that is vacant.
Continue Reading4/14/2020 – As Hurley Farm & Feed had given me by mistake a 1/4 lb of Jackson Wonder Lima bean seed, we decided to sow them in the empty row (Row 6) where the girls helped us plant carrots and lettuce that did not come up. I raked the soil out and planted a double […]
Continue Reading5/19/2019 – Thinned again the first 3 rows of Nemagreen lima beans (rows 10, 11 and 12) to 3″-6″ spacing. Many that pulled up had a lot of roots so planted them deep (~3″) in the gaps. Found 8-10 corn stalks about the 7th T-Post from the south fence in Row 2 where the leaves […]
Continue Reading4/25/2019 – Bought these seeds at Grand Bay Feed and Seed to finish planting the vegetable garden. Texas Cream Peas – 1/2 lb. – “Highly nutritious. Fertilize at 1/2 rate used for other vegetables; too much nitrogen limits production. Good summer cover crop. Cowpea curculio is a common pest. Maintain consistent soil moisture.” From here. […]
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