We have enjoyed very warm and windy weather in central Oklahoma this week. Although we had a short freeze last week, now it is over 80 F° again. The freeze damaged my balcony plants quite a bit but they didn’t die completely. The marigolds are blooming more now than they did earlier this year. TheContinue reading “Carrots”
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Paper Wasp
It has been a very hot week here in central Oklahoma. It hasn’t rained at all this week and the UV has been high. I usually check the UV when I go out because high UV can make my lupus flare up. I have been watering my balcony garden daily but it is still lookingContinue reading “Paper Wasp”
Sachem
Another hot and humid week here in central Oklahoma. I visited my family for my niece’s birthday party in Texas last Saturday. I didn’t expect it to rain the entire drive there and back. This made the traffic light and the UV low which was good. The crape myrtles and mimosa trees were in bloomContinue reading “Sachem”
Pearl Crescent
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Lisa Ledbetter 