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7/21/2026 – Having mowed down all spring crops other than the tomatoes the day before, Olivia and I disked the westmost three rows that had the PEPH (N-half) and cucumber/sunflower rows (S-half). Today, used the hiller to pull up three rows. In the east row nearest the tomatoes, we sowed green and yellow zucchini and […]
Continue Reading5/31/2025 Sprayed spinosad on tomatoes for lg grn worms and lightly sprayed peppers just in case. Moved Okra seedlings that were too close into gaps where seeds did not germinate. Used push plow with rippers to do corn middles for crab grass and with stirrup hoe along the tiny peas, squash, and cucumbers.
Continue Reading5/4/2025 – After several good rains (over 2″) in the past 3 days, and on hills made several weeks ago with 13-13-13 under them, sowed Clemson Spinless okra with a no. 3 plate in the HOSS Seader with every-other hole taped closed with cellophane tape on the underside of the plate. Should have seeds spaced […]
Continue Reading9/1/2024 – Cut off 30% of old bear okra stalks. Larger older ones with few if any leaves had small green shoots that looked healthy given the fertilizing done a week or so ago and the inch of rain we had in the past week—first good rain since July 27. This is the first time […]
Continue Reading8/21/2024 – Sidedressed okra with 13-13-13. Watered it in. The splineless has been producing but now has few blooms. It has also been dry for 3+ weeks. Put the drip tube on them 2 days ago.
Continue Reading6/17/2024 – Sidedressed both rows of okra with 33-0-0 plus about 1 Tbsp/row of Borax per the 2024 Vegetable Crop Handbook for Southeastern United States. Used wheel hoe with wobble hoe to weed and blend in fertilizer. Thunderstorms possible this afternoon.
Continue Reading6/1/2024 – The first sowing partially came up in the second row from the east. Today they are 6-8 inches high and it rained slowly this morning. Where they did come up they are too close so needed to remove every other one. Used the hand trowel to scoop them out, placing it in my […]
Continue Reading5/17/2024 – The PEPH, after sowing twice with the seeder still has large gaps and in one row half the row is empty. The Kentucky Wonder bean row had very few coming up so filled in those wide gaps. The eastmost row of Clemson Spillass Okra hardly came but the second row did well so […]
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