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5/17/2024 – 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 […]
Continue Reading5/2/2024 – Sowed PEPH with a No. 5 plate in five 60 ft rows. On the last rows, the seed in the cup did not appear to be dropping. I decided it was my imagination. Once I emptied the cup I again found the drop tube was plugged with PEPH seed as happened with the corn. I […]
Continue Reading4/28/2023 – This two-day sowing began with spreading 0-0-60 in the NE area and SE area where peas are to be sowed. Spread it with the cyclone seeder set at 3 to approximate 40 lbs per acre of potassium but as the product is 60% potassium went over it twice. The rate is per the […]
Continue Reading7/11/2022 – The corn is all brown and we have all the peas we need. The Kentucky Wonder Beans did not produce even one pod. Also mowed the high crabgrass along the Sunflower row and beside the okra in the north half.
Continue Reading5/4/2022 – Sowed 8 rows of peas and beans as listed below. The seeds were sown 1″ deep in the top of a low hill pulled up on top of 1 pint (1 lb) of 0-0-60 spread between the tracks in each row. Sowed the peas with the HOSS seeder with plate 5 and Plate […]
Continue Reading9/10/2021 – Resowed Oregon Giant Snow Peas from SESE in the large long gaps along the rail fence in Mary’s Garden. A mole ate most of the first sowing before they broke ground. Resowed them 1 inch deep and 3 inches apart. The mole better find something else to eat.
Continue Reading8/28/2021 – Sowed Oregon Giant Snow peas along the rail fence in Mary’s Garden with the HOSS seeder with Plate 5. Made two rows about 3-6″ apart with the inoculated seeds at 1¼ inches deep. Removed one screw from the lower 1×4-inch support for the fence fabric that had been removed and rotated it up […]
Continue Reading8/22/2021 – Yesterday sprayed the squash with malathion to kill the flea beetles and this morning there were none. This afternoon they were back in full force and also on the MS Crowder peas. The peas now have tiny white spots making the leaves look pale. Sprayed both with malathion for an instant knockdown then, […]
Continue Reading8/11/2021 – Sowed south of the 30-foot cornrows in the east side of the north half: Rancor Beans, 30 ft. row. First time to plant them. Long skinney seeds that were too long for the HOSS Plate 5 so used Plate 6. Hole size likely allowed more than one seed to enter and drop through. […]
Continue Reading7/14&16/2021 – Bushhoged the peas, corn, and cucumbers then two days later disked the litter in. This was the entire south half and the empty rows in the north half.
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