It was a cool night around April 3rd or 4th and Becca told me that she heard it would get down into the forties. I wasn't too worried about the tomatoes at that temperature but it got down to freezing and wiped them out. Here is the new list of tomatoe varieties from west to east.
1. Super Fantastic
2. Super Fantastic
3. Super Fantastic
4. Super Fantastic
5. Better Boy
6. Better Boy
7. Early Girl
8. Early Girl
9. 444
10. 444
11. Early Girl
12. 4th of July?
13. 4th of July
14. Early Girl?
15. 4th of July
16. Celebrity
17. Celebrity
18. Celebrity
19. 4th July
20. Celebrity
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bee update
James H. Norwood III, James Christopher Norwood and James Samuel Norwood
I started this hobby but have enjoyed sharing it with my Dad and boys. I have a photo from about 10 yrs ago of my late Papa (James Harvey Norwood Jr.) helping me with the bees.
I have been spending a fair amount of time working on equipment. I am repairing old boxes and putting together new ones as well as frames.
I have 3 hives that I need to go through completely and do some spring management on soon.
I went through one of my hives with Sam last week and it was doing good. I added an empty box of foundation for the to work with. If it rains soon it might be a good spring.
Planting Time!
Updates:
Replanted beets on March 19th because I wasn't satisfied with the number that were growing. I think I may have let them dry out too much. I've been watering almost everyday since I replanted and they are looking good now.
Tomatoes: Luke and I went down to Dennis Farm Store in Denton and picked out 20 Tomatoe plants.
From West to East here are the varieties in order that I planted them: (Order of planting was scientifically randomized by planting whichever one Shotgun Willie brought be from the flat next). Willie also put a spoonful of bonemeal around each plant as I planted them.
1. Better Boy
2. Celebrity
3. Big Boy
4. Better Boy
5. Yellow Pear
6. Celebrity
7. Big Boy
8. Beefsteak
9. 444
10. 444
11. 4th of July
12. 4th of July
13. 4th of July
14. Early Girl
15. Super Fantastic
16. Early Girl
17. Super Fantastic
18. Super Fantastic
19. 4th July
20. Super Fantastic
I am ready to plant corn, yellow squash, butternut squash and beans and soon will be ready to plant watermelon. I am fight a battle with Johnson Grass. I would like to kill it all with Roundup before I plant anything else. I don't want to retill it under until it is dead. Not sure what I'm going to do with that yet.
Replanted beets on March 19th because I wasn't satisfied with the number that were growing. I think I may have let them dry out too much. I've been watering almost everyday since I replanted and they are looking good now.
Tomatoes: Luke and I went down to Dennis Farm Store in Denton and picked out 20 Tomatoe plants.
From West to East here are the varieties in order that I planted them: (Order of planting was scientifically randomized by planting whichever one Shotgun Willie brought be from the flat next). Willie also put a spoonful of bonemeal around each plant as I planted them.
1. Better Boy
2. Celebrity
3. Big Boy
4. Better Boy
5. Yellow Pear
6. Celebrity
7. Big Boy
8. Beefsteak
9. 444
10. 444
11. 4th of July
12. 4th of July
13. 4th of July
14. Early Girl
15. Super Fantastic
16. Early Girl
17. Super Fantastic
18. Super Fantastic
19. 4th July
20. Super Fantastic
I am ready to plant corn, yellow squash, butternut squash and beans and soon will be ready to plant watermelon. I am fight a battle with Johnson Grass. I would like to kill it all with Roundup before I plant anything else. I don't want to retill it under until it is dead. Not sure what I'm going to do with that yet.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Bee Report
Sam and I suited up and checked the bees yesterday.
Hive #1 had brood in the top box and so I moved the bottom box to the top. I was able to see the queen. I added feeder.
Hive #2: Added feeder
Hive#3 I need to add another box of frames and then a feed. The 2nd box on this hive has a lot of hone in it.
Hive #4 Added feeder
I plan go through each frame of every hive in two weeks and do some "spring cleaning". I will replace boxes and frames that need to be replaced, look for queens and signs of problems. I also need to go to Weatherford and check Dad's bees.
Hive #1 had brood in the top box and so I moved the bottom box to the top. I was able to see the queen. I added feeder.
Hive #2: Added feeder
Hive#3 I need to add another box of frames and then a feed. The 2nd box on this hive has a lot of hone in it.
Hive #4 Added feeder
I plan go through each frame of every hive in two weeks and do some "spring cleaning". I will replace boxes and frames that need to be replaced, look for queens and signs of problems. I also need to go to Weatherford and check Dad's bees.
Beets, Carrots and Potatoes
I got set back a week due to the wet ground from the snow but Saturday (Feb 19th), Lucas and I planted Two rows of beets and on row of carrots. I only planted the carrots at the request of my 4 yr old Shotgun Willie. We usually pickle the beets and I hope to make stew with the carrots, onions and potatoes to can.
I also prepared the bed for the potatoes and we are planting those tonight for Family Night. I'll add a photo tomorrow.
I also prepared the bed for the potatoes and we are planting those tonight for Family Night. I'll add a photo tomorrow.
Fruit Trees
A few weeks ago I pruned my fruit trees that I planted last year. I need to document what varieties I have planted. I have to replace two of them due to damage done by deer. The peaches grew the best last year. I am going to fertilize with nitrogen fertilizer the first week of March. I have each tree irrigated now with a bubbler sprinkler. I didn't have my irrigation in last year so they had some rough dry spells.
Here is what I have from West to East
Row 1: Molly Delicious Apple...Ranger Peach....Ranger Peach...Methley Plum
Row 2: Golden Delicious Apple...Red Globe Peach...Moonglow Pear
Row 3: AyersPear...Morris Plum...Denman Peach
Here is what I have from West to East
Row 1: Molly Delicious Apple...Ranger Peach....Ranger Peach...Methley Plum
Row 2: Golden Delicious Apple...Red Globe Peach...Moonglow Pear
Row 3: AyersPear...Morris Plum...Denman Peach
Everything was planted in 2010 but the Golden Delicious Apple and Morris Plum will be replaced with the same varieties and replanted this year.
When we planted the trees last year my garden buddy Lucas wrote down the varieties of what we planted where. Here is a photo of the paper that makes me smile.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Planted Onions and Spinach
Saturday Jan 29th
I planted onions as scheduled. I planted a couple of bunches of 10-15 "the texas onion", one bunch of purple and several yellow granex. I planted a little over 300 total. Most of them I spaced about 5.5 inches apart to give them plenty of room to grow. I planted a few few 2-3 inches apart and will thin those to use as green onions. I usually end up wasting a lot of onions when I plant them all close together because we don't use enough green onions. This year I made my bed a little different. I re-tilled a few rows and then racked up a bed raised about 4-6 inches and about 1.5' across. I planted three rows in that bed. I also planted in the same row aobut 2-3 feet of spinach seeds. I would take a photograph but right now it is covered in snow.
I planted onions as scheduled. I planted a couple of bunches of 10-15 "the texas onion", one bunch of purple and several yellow granex. I planted a little over 300 total. Most of them I spaced about 5.5 inches apart to give them plenty of room to grow. I planted a few few 2-3 inches apart and will thin those to use as green onions. I usually end up wasting a lot of onions when I plant them all close together because we don't use enough green onions. This year I made my bed a little different. I re-tilled a few rows and then racked up a bed raised about 4-6 inches and about 1.5' across. I planted three rows in that bed. I also planted in the same row aobut 2-3 feet of spinach seeds. I would take a photograph but right now it is covered in snow.
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