Praying Mantis

It has been raining again this week in here in central Oklahoma. This year has been especially rainy. The rain is good for my garden as it would usually be much hotter and drier by now. The mosquitoes continue to invade my apartment. I haven’t been to the farm this week because it was aContinue reading “Praying Mantis”

Baby grasshoppers

Last weekend, I went to the farm to work on Saturday. It had rained Friday night and early Saturday morning but was clear by the time we arrived at the farm. However, it was really humid and that made it feel hotter than it was. I was able to get a lot of things plantedContinue reading “Baby grasshoppers”

Mourning Cloak

We have had more storms here in central Oklahoma this past week. It has been such a rainy spring here. I had expected it to feel like summer this week but due to the rain it has been quite cool. Some of my plants have enjoyed all the rain while others are less than pleasedContinue reading “Mourning Cloak”

The arrival of summer

This week, we had our first very hot weather of the year in central Oklahoma with a few days around 90°F already. We also had more rain this week. There were a few short but heavy storms and I took a cool photo of the lightning. I was busy with work this week and IContinue reading “The arrival of summer”

Northern Mockingbird

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”

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”