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Boost Blooms With Regular Deadheading

Jun 8, 2025

Learn expert tips on boosting your garden's blooms by regularly deadheading spent flowers, encouraging healthier plants, continuous flowering and a tidier landscape.

It’s the Year of the Asclepias

Jun 1, 2025

Learn expert tips on selecting, planting and maintaining asclepias (milkweed) to attract monarch butterflies and other pollinators to your garden while contributing to conservation efforts during the Year of the Asclepias.

Growing Tomatoes Like A Pro: Tips For A Bumper Harvest

May 25, 2025

Learn expert tips on choosing varieties, watering, fertilizing, pest control, and harvesting techniques to grow a bumper crop of juicy, flavorful tomatoes in your garden this season.

Dig In And Get The Sweet Potatoes Planted

May 18, 2025

Now is the perfect time to plant sweet potatoes—a delicious, drought-tolerant crop that thrives in Oklahoma gardens with just a bit of care.

Gardeners Should Embrace the Unkempt Look as Bulbs Die Back

May 5, 2025

Learn about why gardeners should let spring-flowering bulbs like tulips and daffodils die back naturally, allowing their foliage to yellow and wither, in order to replenish the bulbs' energy for next year's blooms and ensure more vibrant flowers.

Lights Out Oklahoma Makes Bird Migration Safer

Apr 27, 2025

Learn about how turning off or dimming non-essential lights during bird migration season can help protect birds from becoming disoriented or injured, while also saving energy and money.

Gardening Over A Septic System – Yes or No?

Apr 20, 2025

Learn about the best practices for gardening over a septic system to maintain its functionality and create a beautiful landscape.

Splish, Splash, Birds Are Taking A Bath

Apr 13, 2025

Learn about creating a backyard oasis by adding a birdbath to attract wildlife, maintain bird health, and provide educational fun for the entire family.

Children Can Benefit From Gardening

Apr 6, 2025

Learn about Spring gardening and benefits of including children in gardening activities.

Too Hot to Handle – Facts and Fiction About Peppers

Mar 30, 2025

Learn about the different characteristics and what gives the heat to peppers.