A farmer works in acres not hours.
4/25/2022 – Sowed: Autumn Frost F1 Squash – N/68ft Honeynut Squash – N/68ft Ashley Cucumbers – S/55ft Sugar Cube Cucumbers – N/55ft Hales Best Cantaloupe – S/55ft Cherry Belle Radishes- N/68ft White Icicle Radish- N/68ft
Continue Reading3/1/2022 – Pulled up the westmost row in the north half that still allows 3-5 feet for flowers. Sowed 30 feet of Cheers Cabbage about 12″ apart in the north half of that row. The next morning bought Cherry Belle Radish seeds at Hurley F&S and sowed about 6 feet immediately south of the cabbage. […]
Continue Reading11/30/2021 – Fertilized the very young spinach, carrots, and radishes with 33-0-0 then water it in well. Planted three varieties of onions from HOSS in Mary’s garden in three rows near the north end. Red Creole (Southmost row) , Plethora (short center row as few plants survived), and Savannah Sweet (northmost row) are all short-day […]
Continue Reading11/17/2021 – Sidedressed with 8-8-8: Tomatoes Onions Radishes Bok Choi Cabbage Brocolli Mustard
Continue Reading11/15/2021 – Several cabbage plants and scattered leaves in the mustard and radishes have ragged holes eaten in the leaves. Sprayed them with Spinosad.
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9/13/2021 – We planted Mary’s pepper seedlings and sowed squash, radishes, and cabbage seed as follows. The pepper seedings planted were: Pepper Cayenne Long Slim – Scattered in gaps where other peppers burned out. Early Jalapeno Organic in the south end of the summer pepper row where the Jalero peppers expired. Everman F1 Jalapenos – […]
Continue Reading7/21/2021 – We bought ½ oz. packets of Cherry Belle Radish and “Dark Red Beets” seed at G&D Farms.
Continue Reading5/27/2021 – 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 Reading5/15/2021 – Sowed a 7-foot long double row of Cherry Belle Radishes between two volunteer zinnias in the west most row next to the wide flower bed.
Continue Reading2/25/2021 – 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 […]
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