A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
The pear tree we planted __ years ago has continued to grow tall and narrow. Today, we began training it based on advice at Clemson.edu that states; Pear trees naturally develop narrow angled, upright branches. To train properly angled scaffold branches, either weight the branches, tie branches to pegs in the ground or brace the […]
Continue Reading5/20/2023 – This will be the first fungicide treatment for daylily rust and rose fungus and uses a combination spray of a contact and a systemic product. Our 2021 and 2020 post here has a lot of great info and was the guide for this treatment using Propiconazole 14.3 (the systemic) and Daconil (the contact […]
Continue Reading5/11/2023 – Relocated the following.
Continue Reading5/9/2023 – Fed the below with 13-6-6 / 58% 90 Day PCU Premium; i.e. a balanced fertilizer with about half of the nitrogen as a 90-day slow release polymer coated urea. The label below is slightly different from past applications but only with the “90 Day PCU” info. PCU is “Polymer Coated Urea”.
Continue Reading5/3/2023 – Magnolia Frescati; the 18-inch high trunks we left to see if they would sprout do not have any sprouts. Used the chain saw to cut them off close to the ground. The SE most Aztec crepe along the road has only a little green on one limb but has suckers coming at the […]
Continue ReadingThe Plan from 6/10/2021, applied in Spring 2022 and modified for this Spring The modified route this year is in the plan below where the length is about 1900 feet for a 39-foot width. There were places in that route where no fertilizer was spread. That equates to a theoretical 74 KSF = 1.7 acres […]
Continue Reading4/24/2023 – Dug up a small mop head hydrangea that was next to the one outside the family room double window. Planted it in the mulched space between the gate and the Aspidistra around the old pecan tree. It is next to the one we moved there earlier this year and they should fill in […]
Continue Reading4/24/2023 – Bought two “Radwhite” Knock Out Roses from Ted & Nancy’s and planted one on each side of the front porch in the center of the wall where the pannicle Limelight Hydrangeas were almost killed by the cold. They were coming back from at the stump but we decided to discard them rather than […]
Continue Reading4/22/2023 – Based on advice at IFAS here, fed the bushes 15-0-15 as that is the closest to their recommendation (12-4-8) as I have on hand. High nitrogen, low phosphorus, and midrange potassium. The 15-0-15 has a higher potassium percentage wise but since our heavy rains and the ones in the pond yard have already […]
Continue Reading4/19/2023 – Using info developed and the experience from past years sprayed the lawn and turn rows in the garden with Fertilome’s Weed Free Zone (WFZ). WFZ kills/controls Florida Betony, Spiderwort, and Creeping Charlie which are major issues this year…as usual. From the post on 4/18/2021 for tests of Fergie’s speeds. Gear at 540 RPM […]
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