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3/29/2023 – Several days ago we bought at Ted & Nancy’s two “Moonlight in Paris” roses by My Bouquet. Today we got at Lowe’s two 20″ diameter red resin pots and Miracle Grow potting soil. They replace the two “Julia Child” gold floribunda roses bought in 2019 that finally declined too far. The two clay-style beige […]
Continue Reading2/23/2023 – Bought 3 sacks of GreenPoint Pro 13-6-6 slow-release fertilizer with trace elements and spread one sack on all the flower beds. Only spread some around the daylilies in the Crepe bed along the road. The rate spread was like last year where the density was judged based on a measured amount spread on […]
Continue Reading1/25/2023 – Over the past couple of weeks weeded the beds around the front yard and back patio. Today, weeded the beds along the front of the house and cut the knock-out roses back to about 3.5 feet. Also, cut back the two along the kitchen wall. Rounded the two floribunda roses on either side […]
Continue Reading10/6/2022 – The floribunda roses in the Bird Feeder Bed have lost a lot of leaves and many stems are black. We are again in a very dry time and are hand watering. We cut them back about 25% and reshaped them. 10/7/2022 – We fed them, the periwinkles, and other plants Superbloom+fish emulsion. Also […]
Continue Reading7/29/2022 – Spread Slow Release granules on the beds as before. What we did before. On March 29, 2022, we spread Greenpoint PRO 13-6-6 / 58% Slow Release Premium Fertilizer with Agrocote on the beds. It includes magnesium 3%, sulfur 9%, boron 0.12%, zinc 0.06%, and, iron 5%. All plants have done as well as […]
Continue Reading5/26/2022 – Rain for the past 3 days is sure to make the small spots of blight black spots multiply so sprayed the tomatoes with Mancozeb mixed at 1 oz./gallon. Roses also are starting to show some black spots so sprayed them with the same solution. 5/27/2022 – Sprayed Epsom Salts on Tomatoes & Peppers […]
Continue Reading9/21/2021 – To replace nutrients washed out by the more than 20″ of rain in August and September to date, spread about 30 lbs. of the time-release fertilizer bought today from Greenway (formerly AGRI-AFC. The amount was light on all beds but heavier around the roses. The idea is to replace the lost nutrients in […]
Continue Reading9/16/2021 – Bought three 3-gallon Double Knock Out Roses at Blairs grown by Star Roses and Plants. Two replaced the original Knock Out on the west side of the front porch that died and was removed this morning. The third one replaced a Hybrid Tea in the bed along the kitchen wall just north of […]
Continue Reading9/7/2021 – Sprayed Mancozeb on: Tomatoes for the small amount of Late Blight that is appearing Hydrangeas for the black spot fungus that is beginning to appear on the new growth Roses that has a little black spot and a few have yellowing leaves.
Continue Reading9/2/2021 – To offset the nutrients washed out by Hurricane Ida’s 13 inches of rain, the plants listed below were fed Superbloom. Zinnias Vincas/Periwinkles Marigolds Roses small yellow spiky bloomers at wall and kitchen door’s porch
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