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11/30/2021 – Fertilized the very young spinach, carrots, and radishes with 33-0-0 then water it in well. Planted three varieties of onions from HOSS in Mary’s garden in three rows near the north end. Red Creole (Southmost row) , Plethora (short center row as few plants survived), and Savannah Sweet (northmost row) are all short-day […]
Continue Reading11/17/2021 – Sidedressed with 8-8-8: Tomatoes Onions Radishes Bok Choi Cabbage Brocolli Mustard
Continue Reading10/30/2021 – Planted the 3 types of onions, Red Creole, Plethora, and Savannah Sweet from Hoss. They arrived just before Thanksgiving and we put them into small pots with dirt around the bundles. Waited to plant with Piper and Olivia but there was not time or the right weather. Planted them in Mary’s Garden.
Continue Reading10/20/2021 – Sowed Savanah Mustard, Natsuguru onions, and the few Cheers cabbage seeds remaining in the packet. The mustard was sowed in the gaps where it had not come up in the row near 47′ from the fence. This is the first attempt this year to grow green onions from seed in the big garden. […]
Continue Reading10/7/2021 – The soil has finally gotten dry enough to work and so pulled up rows with the hiller that had been pulled up weeks ago. They had been packed down and weeds were beginning to pop up. Sowed: Savanah Mustard Green Magic Broccoli Bok Choy Planted 1 lb. multiplying onions; i.e. about 15 feet […]
Continue Reading9/15/2021 – Ordered from HOSS Tools. The below paragraphs are from their web page. Red Creole, Plethora, and Savannah Sweet are all short-day onion varieties. Each bundle contains 50 plants. Red Creole Onion is an heirloom, open-pollinated variety that produces bright red, flat onions. This is a short-day onion that performs well in southern climates. […]
Continue Reading8/25/2021 – Sidedressed the Celebrity tomatoes, corn, and multiplying onions with 0-0-33. Scratched it in and weeded with pointed weeder.
Continue Reading8/3/2021 – Mary sowed in trays with potting soil from Dawes Grass Farm (used in the extended beds at the Frescati): Ruby Crush F1 Tomatoes from Harris Seeds. Only 10 seeds. Carolina Cayenne Hot from SESE Everman F1 and Early Organic Jalapenos Pimento Pepper from HOSS Warrior Bunching onions Natsuguro Bunching Onions Calendula Prince Mix from […]
Continue Reading5/28/2021 – Mary fed the Tomatoes, Lettuce, Basil, & Onions in the Little Garden with Miracle Grow and Fish Emulsion.
Continue Reading5/27/2021 – Although peas and beans are not to be side dressed, they had no fertilizer below the hill and looked pale. Sprinkled on a handful of 13-13-13 every 6-8 feet and cultivated to kill the few weeds and blend in some of the fertilizer. Hand cultivated close to the 8-12″ high plants to further […]
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