It was a very hot week in Oklahoma but it rained last night. The temperature was much cooler after the rain. My balcony garden is looking good and the zinnias are blooming. My boyfriend bought me a water dish for the animals and it is made of painted metal. It was so hot that theContinue reading “Wood Ear Mushroom”
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Pineapple Lily
It has been hot this week and windy in central Oklahoma. We had heavy rain last night. A few plants and trees were knocked down. The mosquitoes are back and have been eating me up. I had a few garden surprises this week. First, there was a spotted bee balm which I don’t remember planting.Continue reading “Pineapple Lily”
Grape Leaffolder Moth
It has been a windy and rainy week here in central Oklahoma. We had a strong wind storm called a derecho that knocked over a lot of plants. There were a lot of tree branches and a few trees down as well. One tree at the farm narrowly missed the power line when it fell.Continue reading “Grape Leaffolder Moth”
Gladiolus
It has been a warm and windy week in central Oklahoma. There is expected to be some much needed rain here tonight. My balcony garden is looking good although it is needing more water than usual. We went to the farm on Thursday and I saw some more new plants. the I saw that theContinue reading “Gladiolus”
Sensitive Briar
It was a hot week in central Oklahoma and it ended with a little rain on the weekend. I saw my first pansy this week on the balcony. I was surprised as it has been a bit too hot for pansies. We had a busy week but we were able to go to the farmContinue reading “Sensitive Briar”
Baby Mockingbird
It has been mostly cloudy in central Oklahoma this week with just a little rain. Tomorrow it will be hot and sunny and feeling like summer again. Summer also brings the bugs and the chiggers, mosquitoes, and ticks are eating me up already. The humidity is also causing some powdery mildew issues in the garden.Continue reading “Baby Mockingbird”
Datura
The weather was mostly cloudy with a little rain in central Oklahoma this week. The clouds made some beautiful sunsets happen this week. It has been sunny today and very hot for the end of May. I am continuing to fill up the garden with more and more plants. This week, we got some newContinue reading “Datura”
Common Buckeye
It has been somewhat rainy and cool this week in central Oklahoma. The rain and cooler temperatures have been great for my garden. A lot of flowers are blooming now and there are many new ones coming up. We visited the farm on Friday and we planted the ginger, bridal wreath spirea, and white driftContinue reading “Common Buckeye”
Mexican Sunflower
It has been a rather hot and of course windy week in central Oklahoma. I have been seeing some of the plants on my balcony start to bloom this week. The nicotiana and scarlet sage are both beginning to bloom and look stunning. I am pleased as punch about these because I collected the seedsContinue reading “Mexican Sunflower”
Fireflies
It was a warm week in central Oklahoma and it ended with a rainy Sunday. We went to the farm on Tuesday and Saturday to do maintenance in the garden. We planted the new hydrangea and also put more clover around the fruit trees to block weeds. Clover is preferable to weeds because it improvesContinue reading “Fireflies”
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