Mowed Peas, Corn, & Cucumbers then Disked
7/14&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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Sidedressed & Cultivated Peas, Beans, Onions, & Radishes. Cultivated Okra & Peppers.
5/27/2021 – 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 […]
Continue ReadingSowed More Sugar Snap Peas
5/15/2021 – Sowed about a 10-foot long double row of Sugar Ann Snap peas in the row with the others that are about 4-6 inches high. That is the row immediately west of the long tomato row.
Continue ReadingCultivated the Garden
5/7/2021 – Used the cultivator still set with about a 14″ wide plant space to: breakup the sides of the pea hills and the middles. Backed down the extra-wide middles of the squash and cucumber rows and plowed to knock out the small weeds next to the plants and loosen the rain-packed soil. That left […]
Continue ReadingMajor Garden Sowing & Planting Day
4/26/2021 – Based on the early morning temperature predictions for the next 10 days being in the 60’s and the pepper seedlings in the greenhouse looking really ready, we spent the day in the big garden. The day was great and the late afternoon before the full moon was even better. What was accomplished was: […]
Continue ReadingFed Mary’s Garden
4/22/2021 – Mary fed the following plants (not the seeds sowed a few day ago) Miracle Grow and Fish Emulsion. Super Sweet Tomatoes Sugar Peas Buttercrunch Lettuce Parris Island Lettuce
Continue ReadingOrdered Inoculant & Dianthus Seeds
4/1/2021- Ordered from Harris Seeds: Exceed Pea and Bean Inoculant, 6 oz. 1 Each $8.95 Dianthus Seeds, Diana Crimson F1, Untreated, 250 Seeds $13.05
Continue ReadingMoved Onions, Sowed Snow Peas & Carrots in Mary’s Garden
2/21/2021 – Began the spring gardening with snow peas, onions, and carrots. Pulled up the bolting cilantro, Chinese lettuce that did not grow a head, and bok choy that has become rubbery. Tilled all the empty areas. Spread compost from our bin on the row along the fence and tilled it in. Moved the Warrior […]
Continue ReadingOrdered MS Silver Cowpea
2/7/2021 – Ordered from Sow True Seeds: Product image Description Quantity Price 4 Southern Pea Seeds – Mississippi Silver 4 $13.00 Description Price Subtotal $13.00 Shipping $3.50 Total USD $16.50
Continue ReadingSeed Ordered from SESE
1/28/2021 – Placed order with SESE for: Tromboncino Summer Squash, 2.5 g Oregon Giant Dwarf Snow Pea, ¼ lb Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower, 1 g Sugar Ann Dwarf Snap Pea, ½ lb Sub-Total: $17.45 USPS: $4.50 Total: $21.95
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