A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
7/18/2020 – Used the Stihl hedge trimmer to: Top the three taller bushes; one at the south end of the row and the two north-most bushes. Trimmed the too-tall shoots on all the others in the row The two original blueberry bushes next to the row of original azaleas–and the driveway to the barnyard–were cut […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the above, ‘Miss Tinkerbell’ reblooming daylily, bloomed all spring and has a few blooms even now in mid-July.
Continue Reading7/15/2020 – On this hot morning before an all afternoon series of thunderstorms, we widened the narrow bed along the driveway (in the Magnolia Frescati “yard”). It was widened about a shovel width and is now about 3.5 feet wide. Only the large white rose in the center hangs outside the edge. The sod was […]
Continue Reading7/14/2020 – Fed citrus, peach and pears 13-13-13. Also Magnolia Frescati and oaks in barnyard.
Continue Reading7/9/2020 – Fed 33-0-0 to: All the Crape Myrtles. Some of the small ones at the grain bin and along the orchard fence have small blooms The tomatoes where the determinates are likely about done but the indeterminates are as high as the wire Lightly on the small plumbagos in the crape bed The grass […]
Continue Reading7/8/2020 – Sprayed Epsom Salts on: Tomatoes where the indeterminates are bearing and have a lot of Late Blight issues and the determinates that also have late blight issues and likely near the end of their production. Roses
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – Sprayed Martin’s Imidacloprid mixed at 1 tbsp in 2 gallons of water in the 2-gallon sprayer. Added about 2 tbsp/2 gallons of a non-ionic surfactant. The little azalea at the AC Compressor was heavily infested. The large one next to it had some on most leaves. The row across from them near the grain bin […]
Continue Reading6/27/2020 – The concept to mix a contact and a systemic fungicide seems smart. Found a recommendation that sounded well conceived–at the end of this post–and this spray and the followup plan below is based on that advice.
Continue Reading6/13/2020 – It has been two weeks since feeding the crapes. Fed the large ones about 4 handfuls of 33-0-0. They seem to be blooming more since the last two feedings and that is hopefully making up for the missed feedings in late April and early May. Fed the small oaks (new ones and the […]
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6/6/2020 – Miss Mary Mary and Prestor John daylily fans I ordered (2 each) arrived and we needed a place to plant them. The Bonus fan was another Pardon Me. Widened the Martin House bed on the south and east sides about 18″; i.e. the width of the tiller. The Miss Mary Mary’s are on […]
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