September has arrived with a mix of Oklahoma gardening temperatures and what some deem the most important event of the year, OU and OSU football! As Oklahoma gardeners however, we also recognize the importance of September. Watch for Oklahoma’s oldest symbol, adopted in 1893, 14 years before statehood. The dark green leaves and white berries […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar For August
August for Oklahoma lawns and gardens can easily be summed up with one word, WATER. Plant Divide and replant any spring blooming perennials. Finish any last minute planting of fall vegetables in your Oklahoma Garden. Mums and asters Fall bulbs like amaryllis and crocus. Fertilize Bermuda lawns if adequate moisture is available Young […]
3 Easy Steps Could Save Your Oklahoma Lawn and Garden While You Are On Vacation
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 […]
What is Wrong With My Home Grown Tomatoes?
As the soil prepares to warm and Oklahoma gardeners begin planting their tomatoes, we all hope for the same out come. A home grown tomato with that wonderful taste which we remember from our childhood. The tomatoes, you stood over the sink eating with the salt & pepper shaker close at hand. Remember those? You […]
Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for June
Oklahoma lawns and gardens look so good right now! However, all this beauty does come with a price, an enjoyable price I think. Here is the price I am paying…what price do you pay? 1. Mowing and edging 2. Pruning & shearing shrubs into various shapes along with selective pruning to maintain health & over […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening’s 8 Mistakes Made By Beginners
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 […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for May
Let the planting begin in our Oklahoma gardens! You have to admit, we live in a great state were such a wide variety of trees, shrubs and flowers will flourish. Though I do not need one more thing to plant is seems that I always find room for just one more item in my red […]
Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening Calendar for April
Hopefully Oklahoma gardeners have seen the last frost. Let Oklahoma Red Dirt Gardening begin! Remember not to remove the foliage on your spring bulbs just yet. The bulbs are still gathering nutrients for next years flowers. Once the leaves begin to die back then remove them. Plant Bedding plants, summer bulbs, annual flowering seeds […]