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5/22/2023 – Came across the video here where the guy did what made sense with the pepper plants. He fed them every two weeks with superbloom and fish emulsion that we know works in the yard with many bloomers. Ours are ok but not dark green and not growing or putting on many blooms. Mixed […]
Continue Reading5/7/2023 – Sidedressed the following with the time-release fertilizer. The peppers we started in the greenhouse and transplanted last week are still small. The tomatoes are dark green with many blooms and small green tomatoes. The intent is to fertilize the tomatoes and peppers with a low nitrogen level (5.45% initial then slow release at […]
Continue Reading4/21/2023 – Planted the peppers Mary raised from seed in the greenhouse immediately south of the pepper and tomato plants bought at G&D; i.e. the row east of the first tomato row next to the sunflowers. Had __ seedlings survived when her original sowing was: Rain predicted for today did not occur and the newly […]
Continue Reading3/31/2023 – Disked the garden to kill the tiny weeds starting to come back, prepared the sunflower swath, and pulled up 4 rows with the hiller in the south half, west side. The rows are wider than the 42-inch standard by about 12-14 inches as the rear tire was run beside the previous track. 13-13-13 […]
Continue Reading3/24/2023 – Had bought Sweet Bell Pepper seeds at G&D and today sowed two 6-cell trays with two seeds each. The cells were filled halfway with Miracle Grow Potting soil then Jiffy seed starting mix. Two seeds were planted ¼-in deep in each cell.
Continue Reading3/17 & 18/2023 – Picked up two more grass carp from Alabama Fish And Pond at G&D to replace the one lost in the little pond. Dale said since it appeared to be pecked behind the head Blue Heron is likely the cause. We have seen a Blue on the edge of the pond. While […]
Continue Reading2/22/2023 – Mary sowed the following in individual small pots sitting in trays in the greenhouse. The tomatoes are in 2-inch square deep pots with Miracle Grow potting soil in the lower half and Jiffy Seed Starting soil in the upper half where the seed was sowed 1/4 inch deep. The peppers were in standard […]
Continue ReadingFrom HOSS Better Boy Tomato – 50 seeds $5.99 National Pickling Cucumber $3.99 Ordered 1/4/23 Cheers Cabbage × 1 $3.99 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99 Ordered 1/11/2023 From SESE Name Quantity Item Price Item Total Cajun Jewel Okra, 4g Item #69102 1 $3.25 $3.25 Cayenne, Carolina Hot Pepper, 0.3g Item #46521 1 $3.50 $3.50 Charleston Belle […]
Continue ReadingPrice Subtotal Benary Giant Zinnia Mix – 250 seeds Benary Giant Zinnia Mix – 250 seeds quantity + $6.50 Iberia Cayenne Pepper Iberia Cayenne Pepper quantity 30 seeds $2.50 Benary Giant Yellow Zinnia – 50 seeds Benary Giant Yellow Zinnia – 50 seeds quantity, 2 packs $3.99 Over 100 different varieties are marked 50% off […]
Continue Reading8/3/2022 – The tomatoes were done a few weeks ago and between the daily rains and one-year-old Libby, they were not pulled out until today. The crabgrass and other weeds are large but now sprayed with Gly at 3 oz/gallon with 1 oz/gallon of Preference non-ionic surfactant. Resprayed remaining crab grass in the former corn […]
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