Had some luck a few weeks ago and picked up 4 one gallon pump sprayers at work for under $3 each- they normally go for at least $12 each at the absolute least. Now i have a sprayer for pretty much anything i need to use without having to thoroughly clean each before use. So, i have one (different one besides the 4 clearance deal sprayers) for the fung-o-nil, one for the bonide fruit spray, another for the BT, then one for the organic anti-tomato blight stuff, leaving one spare for whatever else comes up.
Therefore, i got the apple, beach plum, prune plum, grapes and cherries sprayed with the Bonide today.
It was great weather. We had very chilly (though above freezing) cloudy, windy, ugly weather for the last few days. It got to about 70 degrees F by 1pm today. I got to work in the outdoor garden center for about an hour and a half during the chilly part of the early day. I love that so much it hardly feels like work. I was hired on in a permanent position so i don't get out there as much as i'd like- seems the company tends to concentrate on keeping the seasonal people in those spots this time of year. Even at this time of year, though it is too cold for most, i'm all happy just to be outside. When it gets to be in the high 80's-90's i will suffer more than those who chill easily. But i've also lost almost 60 pounds since last year. I have 60-80 pounds to go but i'm going to feel more comfortable than i did when i had more...creases..... lol
So, other than the fungonil stuff, i got the first seasonal spray done. Much easier using the fine spray nozzle with a one gallon tank than dragging around 75 feed of hose with a drenching hose-end sprayer. We'll see if the finer spray is applying enough of the effective ingredients. It has got to be better than not getting to the task at all.
Also, i started hardening off the seedlings. Due to the unlevel-ness of my light stand i accidentally may have murdered some of my Meatball eggplant seedlings.Nothing is square in a house over 100 years old and i need to work on getting that light stand at its own level. All the water i was pouring into the flats was not reaching those at the back end. I did get to water thoroughly today and they all got their dose of fish emulsion fert- which is honestly the first time i have managed to fertilise seedlings before planting. I never had a liquid fert on hand that wouldn't burn the seedlings. This is a 5-1-1 fert and it smells a bit like Thai fish sauce lol.
I still have herbs, cukes/melons, ground cherry and sunflower seeds that must be started soon.
My dad is coming to till tomorrow morning. After that i plan to spend the following days carving out the rows, installing the soaker hoses, laying the 20 foot wide 6mil plastic and erecting the PVC hoop houses.
I won't plant anything out until after next week, per : http://icebear7.blogspot.com/2010/05/ouch.html and https://www.almanac.com/fact/three-chilly-saints-mamertus-pancras-and-gervais-word-definition
But i don't wait for the planting glut of Memorial Weekend. It is too late for most and too much all a once for the rest
Its crunch time...a little at a time.
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