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Side dressed the okra with 34-0-0 at the same rate as done for the corn–see those photos. The corn had some Corn Flea Beetles darting about and a little leaf damage like is the result of Stewart’s Wilt. Sprayed ALL the corn with Sevin. Installed three T-posts, the wire and garden string to hold up […]
Continue Reading5/25/2019 – Susan Knippenberg had visited Africa and brought back some okra seed where the pod is stripped. She had planted it in her yard in Atlanta and brought Frank some pods to plant the seeds. He gave us one pod and today when Peggy asked if any had come up I replied no…as I […]
Continue Reading5/5/2019 – Installed the four 6″ sweeps, bought yesterday at Toomy’s for a little over $50, on Ted’s cultivator. Plowed the first planting of G-90 corn and pink-eye-purple-hull peas, okra and squash. The cultivator worked well once it was level and set to go as deep as it would go.
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