April seed starting

April: What Food We’re Growing in Our Backyard Garden!

April’s frequent showers combined with longer days and climbing temperatures help plants around Oklahoma flourish. However, the bugs know this too and it’s their prime time for feeding as well! This sets up battle ground in your garden, and what you do now will affect your harvest in the summer. There are lots of companion plants, tools, and tricks you can use around your garden to help repel pests and attract beneficial critters. Check out […]

earwigs

How to Manage Earwigs!

The most characteristic feature of this fast-moving reddish-brown to black insect is the pair of approximately an inch long pincers at the tip of a long abdomen. Earwigs thrive in tight, dark, moist places such as under stones, in mulch, soil, (compost & vermicompost bins), and anywhere there is an accumulation of plant debris.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Carrots

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Carrots

Roasting sweet potatoes and carrots together is our favorite way to make sweet potatoes and carrots! You can use any color or type of potatoes and carrots for this recipe and make it as colorful as you want!

Potato Soup Recipe

Instant Pot Creamy Baked Potato Soup

With the weather cooling down, nothing tastes better and warms you up more than a home-made soup! With the use of the instant pot, this potato soup is fast and simple to make when you are feeling the need to warm your soul. I hope you enjoy it as much as our entire family!