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March 1, 2019March 4, 2024Growing Food, Growing Guides, Warm Weather Gardening

Rau Ram (Vietnamese Cilantro): How to Grow and When to Plant this Hot Weather Cilantro Alternative in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Cilantro is one of our favorite herbs to use in cooking, but our growing season here in Oklahoma makes it difficult to grow because of how hot it gets. Rau ram (Vietnamese Cilantro/Coriander) is a great alternative to cilantro that flourishes in heat and can handle as much sun as you give it. It has a bit more of a kick than traditional cilantro, but we are usually using it in Mexican dishes so we enjoy this extra kick! It is not recommended to start rau ram by seed, but can usually be planted by cuttings from an existing plant or by transplant.

February 17, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Goji Berries: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Goji berries are a bright red berry that is grown on a large shrub. They are in the same family and very similar to tomatoes. Goji berries are known for their many medicinal purposes.

February 16, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Southern Peas (Black-Eyed Peas): How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

These southern peas are extremely prolific and typically give us more than we can handle in a season. Because of the versatility of peas in cooking, everyone should be able to find a way to enjoy this vegetable!

February 12, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Sweet Potatoes: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Sweet potatoes are one of our favorite things to grow in the summer! The purple varieties are considered especially nutritious. Not only do they create a beautiful vine and flower, but the potatoes simply taste amazing! We’ve found it’s easier to grow potatoes in containers and like using the Smart Pots containers for this purpose.

January 23, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Shallots: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Shallots can be used in almost all of your meals! Shallots are very similar to onions and add a flavor similar to green onions to your recipes. They are slightly smaller and tend to have more flavor than onions.

January 22, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Leeks: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Leeks are very similar to onions and garlic, but you eat the stalk instead of the root. They are extremely nutritious!

January 15, 2019January 21, 2019Video

How to Grow Root Crops in Smart Pot Containers

Dale met with Ozzy from Smart Pots and discussed fall planting with smart pots. In this video, they discuss planting root crops such as carrots, turnips, beets, and radishes.

January 13, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Zucchini: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Summer squash fills pretty much all of our counter space from late spring until early fall. It is one of the most prolific things we grow, but it also has one of the most difficult pests to manage. Once squash bugs become established, they’re rather difficult to control.

January 8, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Beans (Pole): How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Pole beans yield 2-3 times more than bush beans from the same space, are easier to harvest, and many gardeners believe they are better tasting. Both types have similar requirements, except pole beans need a 5 to 8-foot-tall support.

September 9, 2018February 5, 2019Growing Food

Our Favorite Root Crops!

Root crops are not only fun to grow as adults, but our kids love to dig in the dirt to collect them! It is hard to narrow down the list because all of these root crops are simply amazing and we enjoy them for different reasons! Carrots: need no explanation as to their greatness! What makes growing carrots even more amazing to grow is the fact that you can grow rainbow colored varieties! So fun 🙂 […]