Sprayed Citrus with Spinosad for Leaf Miners
4/15/2021 – On a cloudy afternoon sprayed the satsumas, orange and lemon trees with Spinosad to hopefully prevent leaf miners for damaging the leaves.
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Fertilized Citrus Trees with Peters Citrus
3/4/2021 – The Jacks Citrus FeED 20-10-20 by JR Peters arrived today. Mixed it per the instructions at 1 tbsp per gallon; i.e. 2 tbsp in the 2-gallon watering cans. Poured one can—2 gallons—on each of the lemon, satsuma trees, and the blood orange tree; including the one at the garden. The Meyer lemon was […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Citrus Trees
3/3/2021 – Fertilized lightly with 8-8-8+sulfur the citrus trees in the yard and the satsuma next to the garden.
Continue ReadingPulled up Oranges Trees, Picked Cabbage in Garden and Disked
2/25/2021 – Pulled up freeze damaged Hamlin Oranges in Garden. Harvested the last of the Cheers and New Jersey Wakefield cabbage. The Cheers could have grown larger if there was a couple of weeks to do so. The NJW only had a few small heads that were not filled out well. There was still a […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Louisiana Sweets Hamlin Orange Trees
9/28/2020 – Bought two Louisiana Sweets Hamlin Orange Trees from Harley F&S to plant in the pond yard west of the current fruit trees. We decided to plant them on the east edge of the big garden 25′ east of the sand pear and satsuma. That is the area of the marigolds and zinnias this […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosad in the Gardens and Citrus Trees
9/27/2020 – Mixed 2 gallons of Monterey Spinosad (from the new 1-gallon jug delivered last week) at 2 oz/gallon plus non-ionic surfactant. Sprayed the following. All plants in the garden that again have flea beetles. mustard butternut squash white scalloped squash beets broccoli radish did not spray the peppers or flowers All plants in Mary’s […]
Continue ReadingFed Fruit Trees & Aspidistra around the Pecan Trees
5/16/2020 – Spread 13-13-13 to just beyond the leaf line on: all citrus and fruit trees in their small orchard the satsuma and sand pear tree at the garden Threw some into the aspidistra hoping that will make them start growing.
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