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10/17/2019 – The Celebrity tomatoes are blooming and one has small tomatoes. The Tomatillos and peppers seedlings we grew and planted in the row look pale and so they were also fertilized. Fertilized them with a combination of fish emulsion and Miracle Grow. The Romas will be blooming soon so did not fertilize them until […]
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10/7/2019 – Our tomatillo seedlings have mottled leaves that looks like a magnesium deficiency. Per advice at SFGate here mixed and watered them with 1/2 cup of Epsom salt to 1 gallon of water.
Continue Reading10/1/2019 – We planted immediately north of the Celebrity Tomatoes seven Roma seedlings we grew from seen on the carport. Plus, Mary put one in the second spot from the south end of the Celebrities where one had died. Also, put one in the spot where the Amelia seedling died. There is now only one […]
Continue Reading8/31/2019 – Used Frank’s hiller to pull up a row along the west edge of the garden. First time with a 6″x6″ drag to level out the wide hill that was only about 4″ high. It worked great–no rake work. Mary planted eight Celebrity seedlings we grew from seed in 2″ square pots on the […]
Continue Reading8/31/2019, 4 PM – In the north half: in the north half of the north half – 92-94 in the south half of the north half – 86-88 in the row of 10 Celebrity tomatoes planted 30 minutes ago in a hill drawn 1 hour ago; 86-88
Continue Reading8/26/2019 – Mary planted four 2-inch square pots of Roma Tomato seeds.
Continue Reading8/19/2019 – Mary planted a 6-place tray of each seed in Miracle Grow Seed Starting mix that had a little MG potting soil in it.
Continue Reading7/23/2019 – For the fall garden, we started eight 2-inch pots with all but three of the 20 tiny tomato seeds bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed. We started six 2-inch pots of Burpee’s Common Cilantro. The soil was about a 50:50 mixture of Miracle Grow’s Seed Starting blend and their potting soil.
Continue Reading7/15/2019 – Stink bug damage to the top side of many tomatoes has got to stop…without having to stop picking tomatoes due to insecticide downtime. So, the homemade, non-toxic spray that sounds the most complete is below. Mixed some with cayenne and sprayed this date and again on 7/17/2019 due to the rains since the […]
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7/4/2019 – Mary’s herb bed is doing well. The rosemary, thyme, and basil are growing and today she picked her first handful of cherry tomatoes.
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