December 4, 2009

Planted the fruit trees (from Stark Bros Nursery):

• 1 July Elberta dwarf peach
• 1 Delicious dwarf peach
• 1 Gala semi-dwarf apple
• 1 Fuji semi-dwarf apple
• 1 Honeysweet dwarf pear
• 1 Moonglow dwarf pear

Planted 2 more Leyland Cypresses to finish out therow

Sept. 17, 2009

Temp:
~ low 66° F
~ high 74° F
Overcast all day. No rain.

Harvested:
~ sunflowers - 8 heads

Watered:
~ broccoli
~ Leyland cypresses - remaining trees
~ romaine lettuce
~ radishes

Sept. 15, 2009

Temp:
~ low 68° F
~ high 78° F
Overcast with a brief shower.
Rainfall - negligible

Harvested:
~ muscadines - 1 lb 0.4 oz

Watered:
~ more Leyland cypresses

Preserved:
~ muscadines - 9 half pints of jelly

Sept. 14, 2009

Temp:
~ low 62° F
~ high 84° F
Mostly sunny

Harvested:
~ Acorn squash - 1 ct, 6.8 oz
~ butternut squash - 1 ct, 15.4 oz
~ muscadines - 3 lb 0.3 oz
~ okra - 9.9 oz
~ tomatoes - 6 ct, 1 lb 6.9 oz

Preserved:
~ corn - 1 pint cut, frozen

Watered:
~ carrots
~ garlic
~ Leyland cypresses - half row
~ sunflowers

July 27, 2009

Temp:
~ low 68° F
~ high 88° F
Rainfall - 0.13"
Thundershower last night. Clear & sunny this morning.
Increasing cloudiness in the PM with an afternoon thundershower.

Finished planting & mulching the Leyland Cypresses.

Mulched Dan's arborvitae, which though looking like it's dying, is sprouting some new growth.

Cleared out around the blueberry bush. Watered it too. Lots of berries which are just beginning to ripen. Picked 2 quarts. (See this post.)

Sprayed green pepper & tomatoes with Enz-Rot. Tomatoes still look good though another of the peppers has it.

I've noticed for awhile that the green bean leaves are a yellowish-green. The bottom leaves are especially yellow. Likely a nitrogen deficiency. Sprayed with a solution of fish emulsion. Had some leftover so I sprayed the corn too.

Corn is 3 feet high and beginning to flower.

July 24, 2009

Temp:
~ low 65° F
~ high 88° F
Partly cloudy

Planted the 12 more Leyland Cypresses

Tomatoes & green beans - lower leaves are yellowing. Possible nitrogen deficiency? Will purchase fish emulsion to spray them with.

July 23, 2009

Temp:
~ low 68° F
~ high 84° F
Mostly cloudy with a sprinkle of rain. Sunny afterwards

Watered tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash.

Planted carrots and one row of broccoli.

Planted 10 of the Leyland Cypress trees:
1. dug holes as deep as their pots but twice as wide
2. filled hole about 1/4 to 1/3 with water
3. watered roots with Green Light Root Stimulator & Starter Solution
4. filled in and watered fill dirt
5. mulched heavily

July 20, 2009

Temp:
~ low 60° F
~ high 81° F
Partly cloudy

Tilled for fall planting.

Tomatoes & green peppers - sprayed again with Enz-Rot. They look good with no further sign of blossom end rot.

Cucumbers, straightneck squash, & butternut squash - sprayed with Soap Shield as a preventative measure against powdery mildew. I hope they don't catch it from the pumpkins. No sign so far.

Bought 26, 4 foot tall Leyland Cypress trees today, locally. They will become a privacy hedge at the edge of the pasture along the road. Had to contact the utility companies before we can plant them, to make sure we don't plant near buried utility lines.

Ordered Sulfur Guard and Pyola Insect Spray from Gardens Alive!