I am a bit late on my blog this week because I was pretty sick. I have lupus and this week I had a severe flare due to mosquito bites. The mosquito population has been out of control this year due to all of the rain. I have a severe rash and my eyes swelledContinue reading “Pearl Crescent”
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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”
More rain ☔
It was another rainy week here in central Oklahoma. There’s more rain in the forecast for the next two weeks as well. It is June now and usually it would be much warmer by now than it is. Due to all of the rain, it has stayed cool. We had a big storm with hailContinue reading “More rain ☔”
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”
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”
Lisa Ledbetter 