Forannual plants, like most vegetables and some flowers, it’s far more important to pay attention to things like the length of your growing season and the typical dates of your first and last frosts. (See local frost dates here.) Because annuals are only meant to last the length of one...
000, 198,000, 272,000, and 346,000 seeds ha−1). Soybean cultivar Asgrow AG20X9 was used based on its high yield potential. The seeding rate treatments were hand planted in 38-cm rows using a seed spacing guide to assure accurate...
Companion planting is a great way to maximize the efficiency of your garden. For almost every vegetable you grow, there is likely to be a beneficial companion plant that will helpincrease soil nutrients, chase away pests, and help you get the most out of your garden.Here’s a list of the...
Spanish peanuts are smaller than other varieties. They have red and brown skin. If you ever eat candied peanuts, it’s probably this type. They’re also popular for making butter. You usually see them growing in Oklahoma and Texas. Valencia (Arachis fastigata) If you like boiled peanuts th...
Doreen Howard, an award-winning author, is the former garden editor at Woman’s Day. She has gardened in every climate zone from California to Texas to Oklahoma to the Midwest. She’s especially fond of unusual houseplants and heirloom edibles.Read More from Doreen G. Howard...
Willows grow best east of the Mississippi River, though some varieties have strayed their way down to the Midwest, Texas, Oklahoma, and even parts of central and southern California. The Willow Tree is resilient; some varieties will even re-root from cut off branches. Best in full sun with...
This year, I’m growing four varieties of paperwhites,N. tazetta, ‘Galilee,’‘Inbal,’‘Wintersun‘ and ‘Ariel.’Althoughpaperwhite bulbs may be getting hard to find,you still have time to grow some. TLC Nursery in Oklahoma City had ‘Galilee’ last week.Note, I don’t like the st...
--- trees for orangutan, gibbon, and stork habitats in Malaysia. --- nearly 1 million trees to protect monarch butterfly sites in Mexico. Comprehension Check Revisit the Anticipation Guide at the top of this lesson; ask students to respond again to the statements in it. ...
Related post:Time-saving tips for the vegetable gardener Onion sets are easy to find at garden centers, big box stores, and even in the produce section of the grocery store, but just because they’re easy to find, doesn’t make them the best onions to grow. Typically, only two or thre...
consider whether pruning for corrections of structural defects should be done now or wait until the tree is established in a couple of years. There is no need to remove a third of the top growth. Research has proven that this heavy pruning, intended to compensate for root loss, has no ben...