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Gardeners have been saving their vegetable and flower seeds ever since they have been planting gardens. After all, this is the only way to ensure that plant varieties will endure for generations. However, many gardeners as of late (myself included) have succumbed to picking up seed packets off supermarket shelves or ordering from seed catalogs.
Read moreAccording to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, a rise in positive COVID-19 cases is due to outbreaks of the virus at three long-term care facilities.
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STILLWATER, Okla. – Clean, disinfect, sanitize, repeat. This has become the mantra of households across the country in an effort to keep the novel coronavirus at bay.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY (May 12, 2020) – Governor Kevin Stitt announced a bipartisan legislative advisory group to work with his administration to effectively distribute approximately $1.2 billion in federal funds provided to Oklahoma under the CARES Act.
Read moreThe traditional tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) is naturally a sprawling vine, which surprises some non-gardeners. But this fact will not surprise those who know the tomato is related to bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), a viny weed. If the tomato were a climbing vine, that would be one thing; for example, the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), a true climber, has tendrils that allow the plant to grab onto objects and scale them, all on its own, which means less work for you. Not so with traditional tomatoes, which will sprawl out all across the ground unless you take the trouble to train them onto a support.
Read moreHummingbirds are some of the most highly anticipated backyard birds in North America, but when do hummingbirds migrate? Knowing when these small birds make their seasonal movements can help backyard birders be prepared to welcome them to and from their yards, gardens, and feeders.
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