Tuesday, April 26, 2016 – Corn, Spraying Dandelions
This morning we were at
it again, Sis. Johnson was cleaning sidewalks and she still keeps finding
hidden leaves to rake that were left over from last fall! I was on the mower at
the Bushnell house for a couple of hours.
On the way to the
dump/burn pile this morning I noticed the new crop of corn is up. Last week the
local farmers were scrambling to get their corn crop planted before last
Tuesday’s rain hit. Today all of the local fields have new tender corn plants
shooting up out of the ground. Some of them are already 3 inches tall. The
Midwest is known for its corn and all of it is up and growing as far as the eye
can see.
We spent a couple of
hours spaying the dandelions and clove with a broadleaf herbicide. Scott was on
the tractor and I used the hand sprayer in all of the corners and tight spots
the big boom sprayer couldn’t reach. We were almost done when something really
bad happened. We say a flash of light to
the southwest. Scott and I looked at each other and waited for the thunder.
Yes, it was a thunder storm headed our way. Within minutes it was raining hard
and washing off all of the herbicide. Scott’s comment, “I think we just wasted
our morning of work”. Oh well, maybe some of the spray had time to dry. We’ll
know in a week or so if any of the dandelions & clover got a lethal dose.
We spent a couple of
hours spaying the dandelions and clove with a broadleaf herbicide. Scott was on
the tractor and I used the hand sprayer in all of the corners and tight spots
the big boom sprayer couldn’t reach. We were almost done when something really
bad happened. We say a flash of light to
the southwest. Scott and I looked at each other and waited for the thunder.
Yes, it was a thunder storm headed our way. Within minutes it was raining hard
and washing off all of the herbicide. Scott’s comment, “I think we just wasted
our morning of work”. Oh well, maybe some of the spray had time to dry. We’ll
know in a week or so if any of the dandelions & clover got a lethal dose.
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