Fed the Peppers & Tomatoes Superbloom & Sprayed Epsom Salts
6/9/2023 – Mixed at 1 tbsp gallon and applied two, 2.5 gallon batches to all the peppers and tomatoes.
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Planted tomatoes and onions. Relocated Marigolds to front and driveway beds
6/1/2023 – As the first tomatoes are not doing well due to not enough sun time, we bought 7 and planted them with the three Better Boys that were rooted from suckers 4 feet or so from where they were last year on the west edge of the north half. The tomatoes bought were: Had […]
Continue ReadingFed Tomatoes Super Bloom
5/29/2023 – As the tomatoes have quit blooming we fed them Jack’s Super Bloom mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon. Applied 5 gallons.
Continue ReadingSowed All Flower Seeds & Moved Marigolds
5/24/2023 – I tilled two days ago the 5-6 foot wide row on the west edge of the north half where there is a plot of daylilies and onions. We had collected a lot of flower seed packets that had not been sowed so Mary scattered them in the tilled and raked-out soil. I then […]
Continue ReadingSprayed the Tomatoes with Mancozeb
5/21/2022 – Rain for the past 5 days is sure to make the small spots of blight spots multiply so sprayed the tomatoes with Mancozeb mixed at 1 oz./gallon. This was the first spraying this year.
Continue ReadingSprayed Tomatoes & Seedlings with Spinosad
5/16/2023 – We found Fruit Worms in several tomatoes and something is eating the leaves of the store-bought broccoli. Sprayed both and all the cucumber and squash seedlings with Spinosad at 2 oz. per gallon plus surfactant. Did not spray the peppers as I forgot. Don’t know why and may need to go back.
Continue ReadingSide-Dressed Tomatoes, Peppers, Oak Leaf Hydrangea, and Daylilies
5/7/2023 – 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 ReadingPlanted Peppers, Ran Sprinkler, & Broke Crust
4/21/2023 – 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 ReadingFirst Day in 2023 in Garden Sowing & Planting
3/31/2023 – 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 ReadingFingerlings, Seeds, Seedlings, & Lemon Tree Purchased at G&D
3/17 & 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 […]
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