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April 3, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

Parsnips are an extremely tasty addition to your garden! They have been known to be tough to germinate, but are easy to take care of once they do. It is important to use fresh seeds for parsnips to ensure germination success. How to Grow: Parsnips can be planted outdoors 2-4 weeks before your last spring frost and again approximately 12 weeks before your first fall frost. Parsnips can be continued to plant over the summer, […]

March 30, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

Hops are a perennial bine that is grown for its flowers that is used commonly in home beer brewing. It is important to have both a male and a female plant as the male pollinates the flowers on the female bine. How to Grow: Hops rhizomes can be planted as soon as the last spring frost has occurred. You can see specific dates for your location using our FREE iOS, Android, and Universal Web App. […]

March 2, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Sunflowers: How to Grow and When to Plant Sunflower Seeds in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Sunflowers are a fun addition into your garden and add a lot of color. The kids always love to grow these and are amazed at how tall they can get (especially the mammoth varieties)! They are a great attractor for birds, bees, and butterflies.

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 27, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

Okra is one of the best plants to grow in the summer. It’s a consistent and reliable producer with few issues. It’s one of the few plants that thrives in the extreme Oklahoma heat!

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

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

Turmeric is a unique and beautiful addition to your garden! This is a great plant to grow in a container in most areas as you will most likely have to bring it in for the winter if you live in zones 7 or below. You can plant in the ground if you are in zones 8 or above. Turmeric is commonly grown for its amazing health benefits!

February 18, 2019January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

Although corn isn’t the most practical thing for us to grow, it’s still one of our favorites because it’s such a fun thing to have in the backyard. Plus you can’t match the taste of freshly grown corn! It is important to have at least a few rows of corn so that they can pollinate each other.

January 4, 2019March 30, 2022Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

Bell peppers produce a variety of different colors and look beautiful out in your garden! These sweet peppers grow really well in the summer and thrive in our hot conditions. They are relatively pest-free and can actually help keep pests off other plants, making them a valuable companion plant. It’s easy to grow your own bell peppers with our free mobile app! Learn more in the details below.

October 21, 2018February 5, 2019Growing Food, Video

Video: Why We Love Growing Blackberries & How We Trellis Them Super Cheap! $$$

This video talks all about growing blackberries! Blackberry bushes are fairly easy to grow and are well worth the reward! Some blackberry bushes grow very tall and will require a trellis to help support the height. Blackberry bushes will continue to give fruit year after year, however, it usually takes 2 years for the plant to first produce berries. You can cut any canes that produce fruit at the base after the season is over since they won’t produce again.

September 27, 2018January 12, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

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

French tarragon is a plant that cannot be grown from seeds, but only transplants or cuttings. Mexican tarragon (a great substitute!) can be grown from seed or be transplanted. This unique herb adds a wonderful taste to your dishes! This is a great plant to use as a companion to other plants as well since it helps to repel many insects.