First Hard Frost – Nov. 17th
11/17/2019 – We had a light frost on the roof of the house a week or so ago but today was the first frost on the grass and generally everywhere.
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Soil temperature in north half of garden: 91-99
Used the new Thermoworks thermometer stuck into the ground as usual: on a 45-degree angle to read about 2″ deep. The soil today has seen no rain in over 3 weeks and is very dry. Not even the weeds are growing.
Continue ReadingWind and gusts blow over corn and more
6/1/2019 – Intense thunderstorms and the gusting wind blew over the three rows of 18″ high Silver King Corn. 6/2/2019 – We decided to try and save them so I raked dirt up to the bent-over stalks and Mary packed it around them so they stood up. Wait and see if it works. This was […]
Continue ReadingFirst good rain in 20 days
We have been watering the garden and parts of the yard the past 2 weeks as everything was getting dry. Even the grass was starting to look dry and shriveled. This afternoon we had thunderstorms rolling east along the coast and got 0.86″ of rain. There was some wind with gusts up to 12.5 MPH […]
Continue ReadingThinned 1st lima beans and sprayed Sevin on corn damage
5/19/2019 – Thinned again the first 3 rows of Nemagreen lima beans (rows 10, 11 and 12) to 3″-6″ spacing. Many that pulled up had a lot of roots so planted them deep (~3″) in the gaps. Found 8-10 corn stalks about the 7th T-Post from the south fence in Row 2 where the leaves […]
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4 Lightning Strikes in the Yard
4/19/2019 – The storm that roared through last night tried hard to get us as lightning struck the power pole at the street shattering the top of the pole and leaving the top lying on top of the shattered stub. Ironically the wires supplying the house were left intact so we did not lose power. […]
Continue ReadingA Second Rain Since March 4th
4/14/2019 – From about 2:20 to 3:20 AM a line of thunderstorms blew through with up to 32 MPH gusts and dropping 2.16″ of rain within an hour. We needed rain, especially in the garden.
Continue ReadingFirst Rain in a Month
4/4/2019 – Exactly one month ago, 3/4/2019, it rained and has been very dry since then. The large veggie garden was planted a week and half ago and the seeds have been resting in the dry dust. We have watered the beds, new plants, and new trees daily and they have done ok. The grass […]
Continue ReadingVery dry March this spring
The last rain was on 3/4/2019 and was the fourth day in a row where we had about 0.25″ each day. That was a small amount of rain after a week of dry winds. Since then the humidity has been low and the wind blowing out of the north or south. So, the flower beds […]
Continue ReadingSept. 2nd-The Lexus and TS Gordon
This week had three major purposes: to haul the Lexus from Houston; to see the gutters installed just before the patios were installed; start the patios completing the one outside the kitchen. Sunday – Arrived and unloaded putting the car in the carport for the first time. Monday – Returned the UHaul Car Transport and […]
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