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A Little April History

By Wells Brothers
Sunday, March 26th, 2023

April is a month rich in history.  Here are your monthly history lesson compliments of Wells Brothers! Check out these interesting April History facts. April is a month rich in history.  Here are your monthly history lesson compliments of Wells Brothers! Check out these interesting April History facts.

April 1, sometime between 1392 and the 1500s, is the best guess for the start of the April Fool’s Day festivities.

April 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the European Recovery Program better known as the Marshall Plan. It was intended to stop the spread of Communism and rebuild the economies of Europe devastated by World War II.

April 9, 1866, the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 was passed by Congress granting blacks the rights and privileges of U.S. citizenship despite a veto by President Andrew Johnson.

April 9, 1942, in the Philippines, the Bataan Death March began. American and Filipino prisoners were forced on a six-day, 60 miles march from Bataan to Cabanatuan without food or water.

April 11, 1945, the 6th Armored Division, part of the Third Army liberated The Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald.

April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theater in Washington. He died April 15 at 7:22 a.m.

April 18, 1775, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes occurred as the two men rode out of Boston to warn patriots of the approaching British.

April 19, 1775 – Dawn in Massachusetts, about 70 armed militiamen stood at Lexington Green against a British advance guard unit. An unordered ‘shot heard around the world’ began the American Revolution. https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-19/

 

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Propane Available at Wells Brothers

By Wells Brothers
Saturday, March 25th, 2023

Propane Available at Wells BrothersJust because you needed to know….C3H8 is the molecular formula of propane. Here is another…..Did you know Wells Brothers fills propane cylinders and we charge by the gallon? Propane cylinders have a born-on date that is stamped on the cylinder’s collar. They are valid for 12 years or the manufactures recommendations. After that date, they are considered out of date, and by law, we can’t fill that cylinder.

The most common cylinders are called grill bottles or a 20-pound tank. These types of cylinders will hold 4.5 gallons of propane. Propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon. This gives us a total propane capacity of 18.9 pounds per cylinder. This information is important since the State of Texas allows a maximum of 90 pounds of propane to be transported in a closed-body vehicle. This means the maximum number of cylinders you can haul in your car, van, suburban, etc. is 4 (18.9 x 4 = 75.6 pounds of propane). Here is some more fine print, once a propane cylinder has been filled, it is considered always full. So folks show up to refill 5, empty, 20-pound cylinders in the trunk of a car. We can’t fill any of them. Why? 4 cylinders are, by law, the maximum number of cylinders that can be transported in a closed-body vehicle and they have 5 to start with.

“Closed-bodied vehicles such as passenger cars, vans, and station wagons must not be used for transporting more than 215 lb. water capacity [90 lb. propane capacity] but not more than 108 lb. water capacity [45 lb. propane capacity] per cylinder unless the driver and engine compartments are separated from the cargo space by a vapor-tight partition that contains no means of access to the cargo space.” NFPA 58,§9.3.2.5(B)

I hope this information will help you in the future and that you consider Wells Brothers the next time you need propane.

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Fruit Trees

By Wells Brothers
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

Have questions about fruit trees? Wells Brothers has the information you need. Check our new article titled "Fruit Trees" by clicking here.

When is the best time to spray my fruit trees? We hear this question a lot. The generic answer is when the blooms appear in the spring. If you have fruit trees you should be spraying on a schedule. Contact your county A&M AgriLife Extension office for more details.

Decision time comes when choosing an insecticide to spray. There is a wide selection of products to choose from but Malathion has been the go-to fruit tree insecticide for years and rightly so. It works well, doesn’t stay in the environment as long as some other synthetic insecticides, and is inexpensive. The bad news is that it is toxic to fish, bees, and us humans. The other option is Fruit Tree Spray from Bonide. So read and follow the label directions.

This brings us to Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) and Spinosad. Both are all-natural alternatives to Malathion. Just because they are all-natural doesn’t mean that they will not have an effect on non-targeted species. Malathion doesn’t need a sticking agent, Bt and Spinosad do. I find that liquid molasses works well as a sticker for both products. Liquid molasses will gum up a sprayer so keep an eye on it. The alternative to liquid molasses is a spreader sticker. It’s easy to use and won’t gum up a sprayer. When I spray any of these products I do it in the late evening. Read and follow label directions.

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Let’s Talk Tomatoes

By Wells Brothers
Sunday, February 26th, 2023

woman planting tomatoesThey say tomatoes should be planted March 25 to April 15. However, the historical last freeze date are March 17 to April 10. So what is as gardener to do? At this point, have the garden ready. Plant tomatoes when you feel we have had the last frost but be prepared to cover them, just in case.

If you didn’t know, the most popular garden crop worldwide is the tomato. Hopefully, the following will answer the most common tomato questions.  

I recommend a pre-plant fertilizer application 2 to 4 weeks before planting. Since I try to keep my garden all-natural, I pick fertilizers accordingly. I have had excellent results with Wells Brothers Dirt Diet 4-1-2 and Medina’s 3-2-3. Once the plants are growing, choose a fertilizer with an equal or lower nitrogen (1st number) than phosphate (2nd number) and potash (3rd number). Too much nitrogen will grow large plants with little or no fruit. My go-to fertilizer is Espoma’s Tomato Tone with a 3-4-6 ratio. Synthetics with an 8-10-8, and 7-22-8 can also be good choices. If you like liquids, it’s hard to beat Medina Hasta Gro 6-12-6.

Heirloom vs. Hybrid vs. GMO

The term Heirloom is used to describe any type of plant or seed that has been saved and grown for a period of years. Heirloom seed must be of the openly pollinated type. Heirlooms are simply varieties that are capable of producing seeds that will produce seedlings just like the parent (true) plant.

Hybrids mean crossbreeding compatible types of plants to a plant with the best features of both. Many modern plants are the result of these crosses. Seed from hybrids will not produce plants with identical qualities. Plants can cross-pollinate in nature and hybrids repeatedly selected and grown may eventually stabilize into Heirlooms.

GMOs, (Genetically Modified Organisms) can be any plant, animal or microorganism, which has been genetically altered at the molecular level. Wells Brothers sells NO GMO plants or seeds.

The two most important terms:

Determinate: relatively compact (bush) plants that do most of their growing before setting a limited number of fruit that tends to ripen all at once. As a rule, determinates set fruit the fastest.

Indeterminate: a vining plant that can grow very large (needs support), blossoms, and produce tomatoes throughout the growing season.

The Celebrity is the exception to the rule; it is called semi-determinate even though the tags say it is determinate. It grows like a determinate (bush) and in some cases will produce more than one crop. All tomatoes are planted the same way regardless of variety. From 70% to 80% of the total plant (including the roots) should be below ground. Remove any container material, including the fiber pots. I add Wells Brothers’ “Jump Starter” to the prepared hole. Then lightly break up the root ball and dip it in water just before planting. Now is the time to install any support structure that the plant will need.

Everything you ever wanted to know about tomatoes click here:

Some tomato names to remember:

Celebrity
Sweet 100
Arkansas Traveler
Big Boy
Better Boy
Roma (paste)
Porter
Patio
Husky Cherry Red
Grape
Brandi Wine
Yellow Pear
Super Fantastic
Better Bush
Rutgers
Indigo Rose
Homestead
Cherokee Purple

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A Little March History

By Wells Brothers
Saturday, February 25th, 2023

Read a little March history and find significant moments in history that happened in the month of March.

It’s time to brush up on your March historical facts! Read a little March history and find significant moments in history that happened in the month of March.

March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signs executive order #10924 establishing the Peace Corps.

March 3, 1913, in Washington D.C. a Women’s Suffrage March was attacked by onlookers as police stood by.

March 4, 1918, at Camp Funston in central Kansas, the first soldier known to have influenza reported ill. It became known as the Spanish Flu and killed between 50 and 100 million people.

March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell after 13 days of fighting.

March 6, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed a “Bank Holiday” to stop panic withdrawals and the possible collapse of the American banking system.

March 11, 1941 “We must be the great arsenal of democracy,” President Roosevelt declared and the Lend-Lease Program began. Allowing allies to receive ships, planes, guns, ammunition, machines, raw materials, training and repair services, food, and clothing.

March 26, 1979, The Camp David Accord, fostered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, was signed thus ending 30 years of warfare between Israel and Egypt.

March 28, 1979, at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the uranium core in the reactor overheated due to the failure of a pump. A pressure relief valve then stuck causing the water level to plummet, threatening a meltdown.

March 31, 1968, as a result of the Vietnam war President Lyndon Johnson made a surprise announcement that he would not seek re-election.

 

 

 

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