This week, I went to a few nurseries near my town to buy some plants. I got wild ginger, pansies, Angelina sedum, purple poppy mallow, and Ice n Roses Hellebore. I have already taken the pansies to the land and planted them. They were root bound so I tried to divide them up into twoContinue reading “Hellebores and pansies”
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The end of winter
Winter is almost over here in Oklahoma, I think. No freezing in the next 10 day forecast anyhow and temperatures in the 70s next week already. Guess we’ll see what the groundhog has to say about it, but I say hurry up, Spring. I planted some more seeds on Sunday and will continue to plantContinue reading “The end of winter”
Invasive or native?
This week, I am continuing to prepare for the spring garden. It has been a cold week here in central Oklahoma and I managed to do some more planting on Saturday. By this I mean that I directly sowed the seeds in the ground without any protection. We have a lot of space outside, butContinue reading “Invasive or native?”
Seed starting indoors or outdoors?
This week, I’m continuing with my 2025 garden plans. I have received many seeds from my seed exchange group and some of these seeds should be started indoors in my zone, 7b. This was not something I was expecting and it is a bit of work to set up. I have limited indoor space soContinue reading “Seed starting indoors or outdoors?”
The big freeze
It is a new year and it has been a busy week for me. I am continuing to plan the garden for this year. I learned about Dollar Tree seed packets and bought many of them. They are a great deal at 4/$1.25 and I hope some will grow. Previously 4/$1.00. Inflation is everywhere. IContinue reading “The big freeze”
Many mushrooms after the rain ☔
I returned to the farm on Friday and did some more planting. Due to joining the seed exchange, I ended up with many seeds to plant indeed. I decided to go ahead and sow the ones that needed cold stratification now and let nature take care of that. Hopefully it will be a good decisionContinue reading “Many mushrooms after the rain ☔”
Winter surprises
We went to the farm yesterday and continued to work on the garden. There is a lot to do to prepare for the next year. We decided to go get rocks from the dry creek to start building more raised beds for next year. This was a lot of work but fun to explore theContinue reading “Winter surprises”
Lisa Ledbetter 