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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    Yesterday I deadheaded poppies and pansies. Pulled some weeds (like everyone else) Why can't plants grow as fast as weeds. We've had rain of and on for 3 days so not much work in the garden.
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    Strawbale gardens

    What a nice garden. Next yr. I'm going to add more bales. Why do you put marigolds with the tomatoes??
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    Strawbale gardens

    Here's my little 2 bale garden. It was planted April 8. So far so good.
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    All of a Sudden Can Not Post photos

    I'd like to know how to post a pic from my laptop. sorry but I've tried and not had any luck. Thanks.
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    Poppies?

    I've got poppies but they are pink and some are the mop head. Not Calif. poppies. It is to late to plant the seed now for the ones I have. They need to be seeded in the fall so the will come up in the spring. I'm in zone 6b Not sure about Calif. poppies except like one other poster said once you...
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    what's your gas prices down too?

    DH paid 1.22 yesterday today it up to 1.39. that never happens. Only cost him $11.00 to fill up! It usually the other way around!
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    Clematis

    IN NE Ok. SAC grows wild in the ditches in the woods. Everywhere!!! I didn't realize how bad it was till my was blooming and I started seeing more as we drove around. seen it in Mo. too. I have mine growing over a shed. Cut it back every fall.
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    cherries

    Thanks folks. I'll look in Sam's club. We don't have Costco. We have one tree growing 2 yr. old. I did get about6 cherries last yr. but the cardinals got them!!! We'll be dead before they get big enough to produce enough cherries for a pie!! The Montercery (MS) cherry trees do well in Co. and...
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    dumb ?

    Could a digital thermometer used for cooking but used to check the temp of soil??
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    Hello from Russia!

    Welcome from Ok. The folks here are very nice!! Will look forward to learning about Russia!
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    New Member from Massachusetts

    Welcome from Ok. Nice garden Journey11
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    sort of new

    Yes that's how I do my winter sowing. I haven't started yet for the same reasons! I had good luck and did tomatoes. The tomatoes we did turned out good until it got to hot here. I'm not a veggie gardener DH doesn't eat many I plant mostly flowers. Have you ever tried ageratum? I love the little...
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    cherries

    I'm not sure where to post this but here goes. we're looking for sour pie cherries I know it's early but getting a head start.LOL We live in Ok. When living in Colo. we had our own cherry tree and got lots of cherries from it made lots of pies and froze a lot. DH loves cherry pies!!! Wondering...
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    milk weed

    Thanks
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    milk weed

    Anyone here have seeds to share? I've got tropical and common looking for something different that would be native to Ok. zone 6b. I winter sowed them 2 yr. ago with great success. Had lots of Monarch cats. Such a great experience I'd never seen Monarch or any butterfly from egg to butterfly...
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    Garden on the forest edge.

    WOW beautiful. I'm new here. where do you live?
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    sort of new

    Thanks everyone. Hey Ridgerunner where in Ark.? My son lives near Mountainburg! I love posting pics so will be doing a lot of that when the time comes! Any of you here winter sow?? BBBRRR it's 15 here this am.
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    sort of new

    In a new area. We moved from Denver, Co. to Grove ok. Still zone 6b. Gardening is a lot different. Had had lots of luck with my flowers here last year! Longer growing season in tornado alley . LOL The hibiscus got huge. they never got that big in Co. Guess I didn't have them I the right...
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    New from Denver, colo area

    Thanks everyone. My favortie flower is Hibiscus!! I have 3 of them in my garden. Hope I can keep them alive. Had some a few yr. ago and they died so I"m trying again. Anyone here grown them from seed? Thanks
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    New from Denver, colo area

    Hi everyone. I'm from NW Denver metro area.Love gardening. Only veggies I grow are tomatoes, cukes and japs. DH isn't into veggies! Hope to learn a lot from you folks. I have lots of flowers. Anyone trade plants or seeds in the area let me know.
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