Butterflies NEED You! Be a Butterfly Hero!
Butterflies, bees, flies…pollinators! Without pollinators, our food doesn’t grow. Did you know butterfly populations are on the decline? Butterflies need you. Be a butterfly hero.
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Butterflies, bees, flies…pollinators! Without pollinators, our food doesn’t grow. Did you know butterfly populations are on the decline? Butterflies need you. Be a butterfly hero.
August brings with it a lot of excessive heat in Oklahoma so our main garden chore is keeping whatever we can alive. Once the temperatures pass 90 or 95, things begin to wilt, dry out quickly, and most plants won’t produce until temperatures cool down. The garden in August in Oklahoma is surviving!
Pollinators are rapidly declining and we need them to survive. Make your garden a certified wildlife habitat and help pollinators thrive.
The garden in July is producing a lot and getting out of hand at the same time, so there are plenty of garden chores to do.
June is heating up the garden for sure. I have to make sure to get any chores done early in the day so we don’t get too hot. Everything is growing and the chores are bustling right along. The garden in June is a flurry of fun.
Potatoes are a fun crop for your garden. Find out the secrets of growing potatoes and what mistakes to avoid. Home grown potatoes are much healthier to eat!
How to teach kids about germination with fun, hands-on activities! Help children discover how seeds grow while learning science through gardening.
Creative vegetable garden layout ideas to inspire your garden! Discover smart designs, raised bed ideas, and planting layouts that maximize space and productivity.
Asparagus is a perennial which means you plant it once and it grows year after year. My mom talks about harvesting asparagus from a field near her farm that was planted after the Oklahoma land run, so it’s over 200 years old and still producing! WOW! Talk about a return on your investment!
April is a busy and exciting month in the garden. We are in zone 7. Check out what to plant and what to prepare and plan in the garden in April.