A farmer works in acres not hours.
The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
7/18/2019 – Past years we were here to gather the berries but never right after they were done when it is time to trim the bushes. Several had gotten too tall and all were out of shape. Today we took out some of the old trunks to open up the large one on the south […]
Continue Reading7/6/2019 – Sprayed all locations cited below with new Sevin. The Blood Orange, Meyer Lemons, and Owari Satsuma in the SW corner of the yard are all showing leaf damage consisting of leaf borers and curling leaves from aphids. The lemon neares the street had the least damage. Again, the varmints are not evident. Also […]
Continue Reading7/5/2019 – The daylily rust problem is far less than several months ago. The regular spraying with Mancozeb then Dawn then the systemic has worked well but there is still some rust showing up. Sprayed 2.5 gallons of Dawn Ultra at 2 tbsp per gallon on the tops and bottom of the leaves. Made sure […]
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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.
Continue Reading7/3/2019 – 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 Reading7/2/2019 – 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 ReadingThe 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 Reading7/1/2019 – 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 ReadingPer 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 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 […]
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