Built Fence Around Little Pond
To keep the feeder calves out of the new little pond, Driskell Cotton Farm built a 5-wire fence on the north and west side.
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Tag: PondJournal
Journal of events related to the pond and its perimeter. Does not include the pond yard.
Sprayed Algaecide on Pond’s Edge
8/28/2022 – We have not needed to spray Cutrine Algaecide around the pond in the past two months although there have been some filamentous algae it did not grow worse. We have also had 14 inches of rain in July and 19+ inches so far in August. There are some bright green spots that are […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Oaks and Blueberries in Barn Yard
7/28/2022 – Spread 13-13-13 around the three oaks and the four original blueberry bushes on the barnyard’s west side.
Continue ReadingFertilized: Hydrangeas, Magnolias, & Citrus Trees
Spread 13-13-13 as follows. Four to five handfulls (almost 2 cups) at the canopy of the hydrangeas depending on the size. Five handfulls (about 2 cups) around the three magnolias in the pond yard out to 4-5 feet from the trunks. Four handfulls (almost 2 cups) around the citrus trees.
Continue ReadingFertilized Magnolias, Gardenias, & Hydrangeas
5/13/2022 – Fertilized the following: Magnolias in the Pond Yard with 13-13-13 fertilizer 2+ cups. Spread evenly in a donut-shaped area from the tips of the canopy to 3 feet beyond the canopy. Gardenias in the backyard’s west bed next to the house with about a pint each of the 13-6-6 time release with trace […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Algaecide At Pond’s Edge
3/24/2022 – Filamentious algae still living along the edge even since the last spraying on 3/1/2022. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 1-3 feet from the water’s edge.
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New Little Pond Finally Full
3/15/2022 – The 1.76-inch rain this morning finally filled the little pond. The rain had stopped by 10:45 AM and the water had filled it to within 18″ of the rim. Water was running in fast mostly from the ditch where it was running backwards into the pond since the pond was so low. Photos […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Algaecide At Pond’s Edge-Twice
2/12/2022 – Filamentous algae has come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 2-5 feet from the water’s edge. 3/1/2022 – The above spraying did not seem to have any impact so resprayed it with a mixture of 8 oz./2 gallons.
Continue ReadingBought Duck House, Beans, Onions & More at G&D
2/12/2022 – Bought ½ lb. Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans and 2 lb. yellow onion sets at G&D Feed. We also bought a cypress wood duck house for the little pond, 2 sacks of horse feed, 1 sack of fish food, and a 5-gallon gas can. Ordered a galvanized predator guard from Amazon for the duck […]
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Excavated Wildlife Pond
12/19/2021 – Wayne Maples began excavation of wildlife pond just north of Rangers field; aka the old garden. 12/25/2021 – Measured locations and used Google Earth to compute areas. Also took pH readings in the bowl and the black topsoil. All was 6.8 – 7.0 that is likely due to the Driskell’s liming the field […]
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