I'm in my third year beekeeping. This hobby has such a learning curve. Kinda like gardening when I first started except most …
Vegetable garden late April
We are in the last week of April, and the vegetable garden is doing just fine thank you. In fact, it's doing a little too fine. …
Winter gardening with amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs
What does a red-dirt-garden girl do in winter, or even late fall while her garden gently sleeps? I can't speak for anyone else in …
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Buy bulbs now for spring flowers
Buy bulbs now for spring flowers, but wait to plant them. In Oklahoma, I wait until around Thanksgiving or maybe even a little …
Hard times in the cutting garden
This photo is of my cutting garden in previous, happier summers. I'm telling myself it can again be this good if I try, try again. …
Tomatoes I’m trying this summer
I've worked all spring to get you a list of the tomatoes I'm trying this summer. You would think that for the queens of the …
Container gardening 101
If you came across Red Dirt Ramblings because of a Google search, you're probably thinking about growing your first garden, and …
April garden chores
I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated …
My first season of beekeeping
My first season of beekeeping. Several people have asked about my bees and my first season of beekeeping so I thought I would …
Garden triage
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you probably know Bill and I traveled to Yorkshire on a fabulous garden …
2018 Freeze: to cover or not to cover
For the 2018 freeze tonight, to cover or not to cover is the question. The forecasted low for Guthrie, Oklahoma, tomorrow morning …
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Starting tomato seeds
It's time to start tomato seeds in Oklahoma. Why start your own tomato seeds? Because you can control what goes into your …