A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
11/20/2019 – As the freeze killed the periwinkle and the hibiscus’ leaves and blooms, we needed something growing in the bed along the Utility Room wall. We bought and planted four 4″ pots of cabbage at Blairs and three 6-packs of Bonnie Plants at Lowe’s. The Bonnie 6-paks were: Buttercrunch Bibb Lettuce Red Leaf Lettuce, […]
Continue Reading11/18/2019 – Planted a Louisiana Sweets Hamlin orange in the citrus grove in the old barn site. Bought at Hurley Farm & Feed Store and grown by Star Nursery. See here for info. It is next to and just south of the Blood Orange in the row next to the field fence. “Hamlin is the […]
Continue Reading11/17/2019 – 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.
Continue Reading11/13/2019 – The weather this fall has been great but winter is here now. The wind blew 15-25 MPH yesterday as a cold front blew through and an arctic blast followed the wind. At 6 AM the weather station shows the temp to be 25.5 degrees, an 8 MPH wind, and 70% humidity. The afternoon […]
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11/6/2019 – Planted a total of 6 rootings that were 2 each of 3 varieties from Michigan Bulb. Go here to see their page. Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Angel Face’ Height: 24 – 48 inches Spacing: 18 – 24 inches Spread: 18 – 24 inches Light Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade Foliage Type: Dark green, lanceolate, coarse and hairy and toothed. […]
Continue Reading11/06/2019 – After having relocated the pannicle hydrangeas that did not do well in the narrow driveway bed as well two daylilies, Mary planted a bulb collection to attract bees and butterflies. The collection was bought from Michigan Bulb and the link to the collection is here. The collection contains: 5 Leucojum Aestivum, ‘Summer Snowflake’. […]
Continue Reading11/5/2019 – The bed in the SW corner of the front yard (next to the citrus trees) had only a rose and a camellia but was mulched with hay all summer. We had more daylilies to take out of the crepe myrtle bed where they are not getting enough sun. We relocated 24 plants to […]
Continue Reading11/04/2019 – As the two new azaleas in the SE corner bed did not do well last year–not enough sun we think–we moved them to a bed we built today under the east window of the office. As Mary wants to plant her butterfly plants–that just arrived from Michigan Seed–in the narrow bed along the […]
Continue Reading11/3/2019 – We moved daylilies from the crepe myrtle bed along the road to the new beds between the camellias along the north-south wood fence next to the pecan orchard. There are now 25 plants in each of the two beds along the fence. Mary put two double handfuls of alfalfa pellets in the bottom […]
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11/2/2019 – Pulled most of the weeds and four volunteer tomato plants from the compost from the 12-foot diameter round bed we have been preparing and tilled it again. Placed two 12″ square red concrete patio stones in the center of the circle and put the concrete lady statue there. Drew in the soil a […]
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