Starting in December, seed catalogs begin to arrive. By January, they arrive daily. Even though many companies have gone completely online, others like John Scheepers Kitchen …
Organizing new seeds
It's that time of year when gardeners start to dream through seed catalogs and troll websites, buying and later organizing new seeds. All this shopping is like being a little …
Seed Starting Station
Starting Seeds is easy with a seed-starting station. First, obtain the following items: Assembling the seed-starting station With my husband’s electrical assistance, …
So many seed orders
A quick post about my seed orders. I'm Dee, and I have a seed problem. Ordering seeds for flowers and vegetables I'm sharing what I ordered for you and for me. This is …
Grow your own transplants from seed
One of the cheapest ways to garden in Oklahoma is to grow your own transplants from seed. Starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors isn't as hard as you might think, and broken …
Buying seeds
It's good and bad when seed catalogs show up in our mail boxes just before Christmas. The good part is they give gardeners something to do when everything outdoors is brown and …
Time to talk about seeds
The seed catalogs arriving daily in our mailboxes and email inboxes are a sore temptation for a gardener especially when it's cold outside. Google tells me Guthrie is a balmy 54F …
Great flowers to grow from seed
A forest of seed and plant catalogs probably arrived in your mailbox and inbox over the holidays, but I wonder if you've had time yet to peruse them? I have, and I wanted to share …
When a freak buys seeds
The ice is here, and the rain chain tells the story. Birds fly from the bird feeder stations to the rain chain for water. After watching them for awhile, what else is there to …
Other winter interest: Stems, seeds and berries
My recent posts on blooms and foliage made me reflect on those other winners in the winter garden, stems, seeds and berries. They provide food for the birds and other animals …
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Gardening will break your heart
Gardening will break your heart, but each time, you fail, you learn something about yourself and the plants you're trying to nurture. Gardening is tough. I know these are hard …
Ten tips to start gardening
It's January. Time for the annual seed catalog roundup, but I don't want to do one, so I'm not going to. I'm working on several new speaking engagements for spring and summer, and …