Meyer Lemons Near Ripe
11/8/2020 – This is the second year for the two Meyer Lemons and both have borne a good crop. The west one is really loaded.
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Tag: YardJournal
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
Widened Bed along the Orchard Fence and Added Daylilies
11/6/2020 – Widened the daylily & camillia bed in the front yard along the 4-board orchard fence to 4.5 ft. Relocated two daylilies to even out spacing and moved __ daylilies from the nursery to the new space in front of the current daylilies.
Continue ReadingKnock Roses appear to have crown/root rot
11/1/2020 – After the wind from Hurricane Zeta blew the south side of the large Knock Out rose immediately west of the front porch the blackened stalks in the center and dead canes were more visible. Cut them out. Research into why the azalea in the backyard row has dead stalks lead to understanding about […]
Continue ReadingPlanted Louisiana Sweets Hamlin Orange Trees
9/28/2020 – Bought two Louisiana Sweets Hamlin Orange Trees from Harley F&S to plant in the pond yard west of the current fruit trees. We decided to plant them on the east edge of the big garden 25′ east of the sand pear and satsuma. That is the area of the marigolds and zinnias this […]
Continue ReadingCompleted Repair of Buried Electric Dog Fence
10/9/2020 – Buried a new wire from a new junction box to a grease-cup splice at the little oak tree near the northwest most pole of the barn. The original wire goes from a new grey junction box 2′ from the pole to a new junction box halfway to the deck. See the plan image […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Citrus with Spinosad
10/8/2020 – Sprayed the lemons and satsumas with Spinosad for the second time in this series to stop the leaf miners.
Continue ReadingSpread Fertilizer with Extinguish for Ants
10/1/2020 – Using the April 22, 2019 application as a guide, but wanting to not fertilize as heavy this late in the fall, we decided to spread 100 lbs. of 15-0-15 (2/3rds of that application) while putting in 2 lbs of Extinguish. Therefore, mix 1 lb. of Extinguish in each 50 lb sack of fertilizer […]
Continue ReadingYard pH Tests and Actions
9/29/2020 – Took pH readings with the Kelsey meter in the following locations. Target pH for St. Augustine Grass is 6.0 – 6.5. Location Reading Action Front yard – Grass grows well. Make half of the full 1 point adjustment and retest. >½ pt NW Corner 5.5 SW Corner 5.2 NE Corner 5.0 SE Corner […]
Continue ReadingMagnolia Frescati pH Tests and Action
Date Readings Ideal 9/20/2020 N-W-S-E, ~6? from the trunk 5.4 – 5.4 – 5.7 – 4.8 6.1 – 6.5 9/29/2020 N-W-S-E, ~9′ from the trunk 5.3 – 5.4 – 5.4 – 5.6 6.1 – 6.5 Area under Drip Line: 25′ diameter + 10 = 35′ = 18′ radius ~ 1000 SF Sandy Loam soil will […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosad in the Gardens and Citrus Trees
9/27/2020 – Mixed 2 gallons of Monterey Spinosad (from the new 1-gallon jug delivered last week) at 2 oz/gallon plus non-ionic surfactant. Sprayed the following. All plants in the garden that again have flea beetles. mustard butternut squash white scalloped squash beets broccoli radish did not spray the peppers or flowers All plants in Mary’s […]
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