A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
3/18/2019 – We bought at Blair’s a second Autumn Sunburst Encore Azalea for the west side of the gate to balance the one on the east side. It cost $30. I stopped at Sessions Farm Market after lunch and they were unloading four pallets of hibiscus. I bought two 3-gallon Painted Ladies and two 3-gallon […]
Continue Reading3/12/2018 – Mary, Piper, and Olivia planted marigold seedlings in the new camellia beds where the original seedlings were bitten by the two cold nights last week.
Continue ReadingFollowing yesterday’s 27 degree sunrise, this morning it only got down to 30.5 degrees–but we had a moderate frost. A lot of new buds were bitten by the 27-degree temps and others were kicked by the frost. The wind was in the 10-15 MPH range and made it bitter cold on top of the low […]
Continue ReadingFinally, got the pressure washer to run well enough to clean the concrete walkway to the front door and the carport concrete apron. We had also bought a Briggs and Straton surface cleaner that made the work a lot easier and completed without strips.
Continue ReadingOrdered 2/26/2019 Seeds from SESE Thyme, Summer, 0.2 g Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, bulk size: 28 g Statice (Sea Lavender), Mixed Colors, 0.15 g Johnny-Jump-Up, Helen Mt, 0.08 g Poppy, Breadseed, Charlottesville Old From Michigan Bulb Co. Native Milkweed Selections 62415 – Five root-bare seedlings
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2/25/2019 – Disked the plot again with the improved drag that still left grooves at the back outside disks. Raked them out and leveled the area. Planted the Florida King Peach and Pineapple Pear trees bought last week at Blair’s. Spread the wildflower seeds from American Meadows for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in the northeast corner […]
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Today, 1/23/2019, a very warm day in the 70’s for late February–Mary planted in the herb bed basil and cilantro seedlings we grew from Burpee’s seeds. The packages called them “Sweet Basil” and “Common Cilantro”. The dense row of small green plants is lettuce that came up from seed planted directly into the bed. There […]
Continue ReadingBought at Blair’s a 3 gallon Flordaking (aka Florida King) Peach and a 3-gallon Pineapple Pear. They were $30 each and were grown at Bracy’s Nursery, LLC, Amite, LA 70422. The Pear is to grow 15′ high and 10′ wide. The peach is to grow to 25′ high and 25′ wide.
Continue Reading2/15/2019 – Sprayed 2.5 T per gallon of Monterey Horticultural Oil on the following: Mary’s large garden in the areas of holes in the leafs Bay Tree and roses in that bed that are beginning to sprout New camellias along the fence next to the pecan orchard new encore azalea at the gate new camellia […]
Continue Reading2/14/2019 – On this Valentines Day Mary was still sick that came on at the end of the trip to Houston. I planted the following. Moved the crepe myrtle growing at the northwest corner of the house to the south center of the grain bin. This crepe was one from the large white one in […]
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