4/19 & 4/20 2010

Monday (4/19)

Marked the end of three straight days of rain and a 9 days since my last spray, so I sprayed.  Mix was the same as last time, minus the Sevin:

2 lbs of Manzate ProStick
20 tablespoons of Sulphur

Tank mix was about 20 gallons and was just enough to cover all rows, one side.  As the canopy fills out, I'll probably have to go 1.5x or 2x to get coverage on both sides.

The repairs to the sprayer worked nicely, and it was soooo much better getting this done when I didn't have to fight the equipment!

Tuesday (4/20)

Fixed the last bits of PVC in the vine shack and turned the water supply back on.  Now I don't have to drive down to Dad's to fill up the sprayer or to create my bleach solution anymore.  No problems with clogs this year, but there's a slow drip coming out of the pressure tank I'll have to fix.

Tried to start putting glyphosate under the rows after that, but only got 3/4 of A14 done before packing it in.  The tiny 1 gallon pump sprayer wasn't going to cut it.  (I ended up buying a 15 gallon spray tank from Lumber 2 the next day for $80 that I'll dedicate to herbicide).

So I spent the rest of the evening putting up wire 4 on B1, 2, and 3.