Do you, my fellow red dirt gardeners, know how to properly mulch around your trees? Are you able to select from the images above the tree that is properly mulched? I know I see all too many trees mulched as the picture on the left, by home owners and professionals. In fact, mulched piled [...]

Moving here from Texas left me disappointed in the organic gardening products available to begin gardening in my new yard.   The red dirt was rich in minerals that the plants would be unable to utilize due to the red dirt’s composition of  the finest of soil particles. 
How was I going to break down the red sticky clay?  [...]

I have found these application rates quite helpful in the past when ordering bulk materials like top soil or compost as well as bagged amendments.  If you will look closely when you purchase bags of cotton bur compost, humate, composted manures, or organic fertilizers like Sustane you will find printed on the bag how many [...]

Oklahoma has proved to be quite a difficult place to find all the products that I need.  I either drive to the DFW area a couple of times a year to buy what I need or order them from the merchants listed below.
 http://www.maxicrop.com/pages/products.html
 http://www.natures-guide.com/
 http://www.marshallgrain.com/marshall/
 http://www.soilmender.com/
 http://www.medinaag.com/gardprod.htm
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The above Red Dirt Gardening picture shows a blooming Bushy Aster weed.  This pesky weed has pretty purple flowers with yellow centers.  If you are like this red dirt gardener, I am sure Bushy Aster has upon occasion been spotted in your yard or seen trying to take over a neighbors yard.  Bush Aster, as [...]

As a red dirt gardener, it is time for fall bulb planting. This article, Fall Bulb Planting 101 will help you with all the basics needed for a successful crop of flowers in the early spring.  
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!
The first thing you will want to arm yourself with is the location where you will plant [...]