I went to the farm on Saturday and worked there all day. The garden was very overgrown but I got a lot accomplished. I pulled up all of the grass in the bulb garden and used it as mulch. I saw so many ladybugs in the tall grass. I also saw a few caterpillars andContinue reading “Northern Mockingbird”
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Overgrown
It has continued to rain this week on and off in central Oklahoma. The start of May has been quite cool due to all of the rain. I have been working all week but my boyfriend visited the farm to feed the cat. He sent me a lot of pictures of the garden and itContinue reading “Overgrown”
Eastern tent caterpillar
I have started some more seeds in my 2 hex trays on Saturday. Mostly flowers and a few herbs, fennel and dill. I started some alyssum and alpine strawberries to try to use as a ground cover for my bulb garden. Although I spent time pulling grass and weeds in the fall, they are stillContinue reading “Eastern tent caterpillar”
Sunburn
It has been a beautiful week here in central Oklahoma. It is spring now but it’s already getting very warm. Last Saturday, I went to the farm and got a lot of my spring planting done. We planted over a hundred plants and I honestly lost track of everything. I planted my tomatoes, tomatillos, andContinue reading “Sunburn”
Camellia Sinensis
My job gave me a fifteen dollar gift card to Amazon for my birthday last month. Of course, I used it to buy plants. I ended up getting four camellia sinensis green tea plants from Fam plants. Tea plants can grow well in zone 7b. Before ordering, I looked at the product photos. They lookedContinue reading “Camellia Sinensis”
The chickweed jungle and the clover forest
Another week of caring for the baby seedlings. My boyfriend and I are both working a lot now and we share a car. So, I still have not gotten to visit my garden at the farm this week. We have made a plan to go on April 12th. Hopefully I can keep these plants aliveContinue reading “The chickweed jungle and the clover forest”
New roses, old roses, and stolen roses
Last week was my birthday and my boyfriend gave me a few gifts. He bought me the Dubai chocolate I had been wanting to try. It was so delicious and creamy. He also bought me some Italian food including my favorite, tiramisu. It was also delicious and creamy. He also gave me two new roseContinue reading “New roses, old roses, and stolen roses”
Thinning out
This week, I surprisingly didn’t plant anything. Instead, I have been taking care of my little seedlings. They had gotten some white fuzzy fungus on the surface of the soil. I learned that it is called damping off. I have tried a few natural solutions that were recommended to me. I tried sprinkling cinnamon aroundContinue reading “Thinning out”
Seedlings
This week has been busy and the weather has improved a lot in central Oklahoma. I fell last week on the ice and fractured my wrist. So I am in a brace for a few weeks. This won’t stop me from working in the garden. On 2/22, I planted Parsley, Lemon balm, Catnip, Borage, Helichrysum,Continue reading “Seedlings”
Almost spring 🌱
It has been a very cold week with some snow here in central Oklahoma. I had a tasty dinner for Valentine’s Day. The brownies turned out great. I also made some blueberry 🫐 muffins for National Muffin Day. They were delicious but didn’t rise much on top. I used a recipe from the WinCo frozenContinue reading “Almost spring 🌱”
Lisa Ledbetter 