Completing these 3 easy steps, before leaving on vacation, will give your Oklahoma lawn and garden a good chance of surviving an Oklahoma summer in your absence.  It is easy to forget as you plan your vacation, that your Oklahoma lawn and garden could very well experience consecutive century days, days of drying winds or [...]

Powdery mildew is one of the most common and easily recognized diseases on Oklahoma plants.  Given the right conditions almost no plant is immune to it however some plants are more susceptible than others. Some of Oklahoma’s most susceptible plants to powdery mildew are Crepe Myrtle, Lilacs, phlox,  roses,  squash and cucumbers.          [...]

  Though he did not specifically mention Oklahoma weeds,  I do tend to agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson when he defined a weed as “a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered”. True, some of Oklahoma’s weeds are adorned with pretty flowers like the bushy aster below. And while other Oklahoma weeds may have [...]

As the Oklahoma weather cools and winter approaches my yard and garden are dominated by the deep crimson of the Japanese maples and the firey reds of the dwarf Nadinas, who until now have been green.  Yellow and orange leaves of the trees now fall upon the yard as the deep greens and blues of [...]

Having finished a pleasant Oklahoma afternoon and early evening of working in my  garden and yard I decided to watch TV.  Have you ever noticed how many TV shows there are telling you how to increase the value of your home, make your home more desirable once placed on the market for sale? They advocate [...]

Plant Mums, pansies, kale, dianthus. Cool season veggies like garlic, cabbage, beets, carrots, lettuce, turnips. Container grown shade trees and pines.  Seed cool season lawns.  Dig and store any tender bulbs that you have.  Fertilize Fertilization of Bermuda lawns should have been completed mid September. Do no fertilize Bermuda until next spring. Great time to [...]

When to Apply Fertilizer Based upon the type of turf you are using for your Oklahoma lawn you will find your annual fertilization schedule.  Prior to fertilizing, I encourage you to have a soil test done every 2 to 3 years.  This way you will know the right fertilizer bag to buy based upon the [...]

This Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardener wants to share with you a short list of 8 mistakes that I made as a new gardener. By keeping these points in mind and understanding their importance, you will save yourself time, money and disappointment in your Oklahoma Garden. To appreciate the list, remember plants have a particular environment [...]

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 [...]

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  “The Original” Red Dirt Gardener   Technorati [...]