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8/30 & 31/2011 – We have finally had two good drying days after 19+ inches of rain this August. Disked around that Okra row in the north half and the Red Burgundy row in the south half on the 30th. The morning of the 31st there were about 4 okra pods from the Red Burgundy […]
Continue ReadingMary sowed marigold and zinnia seeds in the wide row on the west edge of the north half. The varieties were: Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Cherry Queen from Outside Pride (red) Zinnia Elegans Dahlia Flowered Canary Bird from Outside Pride (yellow) Marigold, French Queen Sophia from Johnny’s in 2020 Zinnia Red Beauty from SESE in […]
Continue Reading11/28/2021 Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Squash Honeynut SeedSeed / Treated / 25 Seeds 1 $3.19 1 Zinnia Benary’s Giant Mix SeedSeed / Untreated / 250 SeedsBackorder date: On backorder. Estimated due week of 09-16-22 1 $8.74 1 Squash Autumn Frost F1 SeedSeed / Treated / 25 Seeds 1 $4.98 1 Thyme Ayelet Organic […]
Continue Reading9/2/2021 – To offset the nutrients washed out by Hurricane Ida’s 13 inches of rain, the plants listed below were fed Superbloom. Zinnias Vincas/Periwinkles Marigolds Roses small yellow spiky bloomers at wall and kitchen door’s porch
Continue ReadingORDER NUMBER: 267416 DATE: May 24, 2021 TOTAL: $20.95 Order details Product Total Natsuguro Bunching Onion × 2 = 500 seeds $7.98 Benary Giant Coral Zinnia – 50 seeds × 1 Seed Quantity: 50 seeds $3.99 Benary Giant Scarlet Zinnia – 50 seeds × 1 Seed Quantity: 50 seeds $3.99 Subtotal: $15.96 Shipping: $4.99 via Orders below $49 Payment […]
Continue Reading4/25/2021 – Sowed Marigolds, Zinnias, Cornflower, & Primrose in the north half, westmost wide row, of the big garden. Immediately before, I disked the 6′ wide swath to break up the rain-packed soil, and because there were scattered weeds coming up. This swath was not plowed with the new moldboard plow to see if the […]
Continue Reading8/14/2020 – The peppers are finally beginning to have fruit after the blooms. Side dressed them lightly and look forward to the rain this afternoon, hopefully, so it is washed in. Threw the nitrogen on top of the marigolds and zinnias very lightly. Maybe a 4-8 white pellets per square foot.
Continue Reading4/15/2020 – Sowed sunflowers, marigolds, and zinnia varities listed below. Followed the advice at Old Farmer’s Almanac here for the zinnias and here for the marigolds. 1 Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower – S-half, eastmost row SESE 2 French Marigold, Lemon Drop – N-half, eastmost row, next to Naughty Marietta SESE 3 French Marigold, Naughty Marietta […]
Continue ReadingAs the spring garden ends I realized there has been little acknowledgment of the great flowers we have enjoyed that were planted there. We sowed seed for fun and for companion planting/bug control (we hoped): nasturtiums; poppies; marigolds; zinnias; and Beach Sunflowers. The nasturtiums and poppies did not do well.
Continue ReadingSprayed new Sevin lightly on emerging corn silks–other than the first planting–to hopefully prevent earworms. This included the: G90, 2nd planting; Cherokee White; Black; and the Silver King. Sidedressed Okra as it has been about 6 weeks (too long as they are bearing) Also side-dressed zinnias in that row to see what happens.
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