Herb Bed Status
7/4/2019 – Mary’s herb bed is doing well. The rosemary, thyme, and basil are growing and today she picked her first handful of cherry tomatoes.
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Tag: YardJournal
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
Sprayed Magnolia Frescati for Aphids
7/3/2019 – The Frescati is looking much better with no aphids on the new leaves and a lot of new leaves. As I had not sprayed the crown well with the pump up sprayer we finally got a hose-end sprayer and today applied 2T of Dawn Ultra per gallon of water to the entire tree. […]
Continue ReadingPlanted new Gladiolas
7/2/2019 – Mary planted new gladiolas bought from Michigan Bulb. Under the double windows to the family room – six Commander in Chief, Asiatic lilies, scarlet red blooms. Under the studio and office windows under the eave were two different colors mixed. Bicolor Blooms, 24″-36″ high Deepest Purple Flowers, Gladiolus Waris, 24″-36″ high
Continue ReadingSprayed liquid copper on squash, tomatoes, and marigolds
The powdery mildew has returned to the yellow squash leaves in the same plants as before; i.e. the 2nd and 3rd from the road fence. Application to the tomatoes and marigolds is preventative although the marigolds along the orchard fence seem to have a problem that is not bug related.
Continue ReadingFed all Crepes, plumbagos and bridal wreaths
7/1/2019 – Fertilized all Crepes–including the ones along the road and orchard fence, with 34-0-0. Very lightly threw some on the Sunset Magic Crepes along the driveway and the one at the grain bin. The transplanted azaleas at the grain bin also got a little. Very lightly threw some on the plumbagos and bridal wreaths […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Bell Peppers & Roses with Epsom Salts
Per the advice being followed I sprayed the peppers for the second time with a solution of a rounded tablespoon of Epsom Salts to one gallon of water and added about a tablespoon of Dawn Ultra per gallon. They have a few blooms but not at all what they should. I sprayed all roses with […]
Continue ReadingSprayed roses, squash, tomatoes, corn, and bell peppers
Sprayed: roses with Propiconazole 14.3 for black spot; squash with Liquid Copper Fungicide for Downey mildew on leaves; tomatoes with Epsom salts to improve the flavor and health; bell peppers with new Sevin as cabbage loopers are still eating holes in the new leaves. Several plants now have a few blooms. Maybe the Epsom salts […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Azaleas for Lace Bugs
The white dots on the leaves are showing up in some places so I sprayed those areas with new Sevin. Those locations had older leaves as opposed to most areas having new leaves due to the heavy pruning on April 6, 2019. The new growth did not have any white dots.
Continue ReadingFertilized the Crepe Myrtles with 15-0-15
Again, spread 4-5 handfuls of the fertilizer around all of the crepes other than the three little ones in the north end of the orchard along the new fence.
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for rust with a systemic for the first time
Applied 4 oz. of Propiconazole 14.3 in 2 gallons of water with a three-count squirt of Dawn Ultra to all daylilies and the small white rose outside the guest room. That concentration came from here. The Dawn will act as a sticker as well as hit the Rust spores again. We applied Dawn four days […]
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