Plant Container grown shade trees and shrubs. (see Red Dirt Gardening’s article on “Proper Tree Planting”). Transplant shrubs or vines that need moved. Fertilize Easy to pull henbit and clover that might emerge this month. Apply broad weed herbicide to well established cool and warm season lawns. Prune Evergreens to improve their appearance and […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for October
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 […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for July
ALERT…A lot of Oklahoma trees are suffocating. A lot of Oklahoma trees are being attacked by bugs. A lot of Oklahoma trees are stressed and are in decline. Have you seen any of these trees? 5 tips on mulching your tree HMMMMM, how could this be good for your tree? […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for March
Plant Oklahoma trees, shrubs and other permanent plants can still be planted. Cultivate your Oklahoma beds to get rid of weeds. If you have a lot of weeds, cover the bed with 5 sheets of newspaper and top with compost. Begin warm season crops like lettuce, cauliflower, peas, radish, potatoes, spinach and onion. read article […]
Red Dirt Oklahoma Gardening Calendar for November
As the Oklahoma weather cools and winter approaches my yard and garden are dominated by the deep crimson of the Japanese maples and the fiery 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 […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for January
Plant All remaining daffodils and tulips that were not planted earlier. Oklahoma Red Dirt Bulb Planting 101 Transplant all remaining shrubs that need to moved. Trees, shrubs, and vines. Fertilizer Organic fertilization of newly planted trees and shrubs can be drenched with Garrett Juice to stimulate root growth. This can be done each […]
November’s Red Dirt Gardening Calendar
Plants Spring bulbs, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. (see Red Dirt Gardening article on Fall Bulb Planting 101) Fertilize Worm casting are gentle fertilizer to be use with bulbs. Cool season turf can be fertilized during the first week of November. Use 1/2 rate of organic fertilizer like Sustane. Scale insects can still be treated as […]