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Friday, April 11, 2014
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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Nice weather now with an all day soaker in the forecast for Sunday. So I got started applying fertilizer. I got some 10-10-10, 0-0-50, rock phosphate, mag sulfate and kelp applied for 6 pumpkins and my long gourds. I will finish up tomorrow. It is a lot harder when you have to do it mostly one handed. I have my left arm out of the sling but still I'm not supposed to be using it yet. I want it to heal up, as rotator cuff surgery is no picnic and I don't want to have to do it again. My new fertilizer spreader helped a lot. The rye cover crop is growing, but the deer are keeping it short. Soon it will be time to fire up the electric fence.
The watermelon, field pumpkin, tomato and sweet corn patches will be fertilized later. The copper, manganese, and borax will be mixed with water and sprayed in a few days. My wife and kids got me a new hand sprayer that I can use this spring. It would be impossible to use my backpack sprayer with my shoulder in this condition. I have some bagged compost and manure and a small pile of homemade compost to spread out too. I'm thankful for my self propelled tiller that I can run one handed. I planned to start some watermelons tonight, but all the work on my winter softened body wore me out. But the good thing about retirement is that I can work at my own pace and have time to get everything done.
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