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 […]
Oklahoma Gardeners Love Crapemyrtles Part I
Crapemyrtle is a beautiful ornamental tree which is almost perfectly engineered for Oklahoma lawns and gardens. Available in many different colors, heights and growth structures, Crapemyrtles in their truest form are a shrub. Many varieties are available ranging in heights of 3 to 11 feet for the ornamental trees and 15 to 20 feet for […]
Oklahoma Gardener’s Turf Fertilization Calculator
As we approach spring and our first fertilization of the year I wanted to share a link with you to determine the proper fertilization rate after you have had your soil test done. Fertilizer Calculator For quick release fertilizers you will want to fertilize monthly from April to September in amounts reflected in your soil […]
Red Dirt Gardening’s 5 Mulching Tips for Trees
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 high […]
Where This Red Dirt Gardener Buys Organic Products
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 […]
Red Dirt Gardener’s List On Where To Buy Organic Products
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 […]
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 […]
Lawn and Gardening
For tips on what to plant in the fall, when and what to put down for fertilizer, when to prune and how much to water, click here Bulbs 101 How to Properly Mulch
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