From Forest to Skillet: Edible and Native Plants in the Cross Timbers of Oklahoma. 686 yard species and counting!
Johnny-jump-ups, the annual wild violets, really love the area around and in our raised veggie beds. They were in the lawn before we started doing stuff, but I think the reduced competition in the weeded soil lets them thrive.
I’ve discovered I can transplant them before they flower and have been strategically redistributing them in the ground cover around the beds. It’s working!!
Continue reading “03/11/2024 annual violet success”I think we have just one mistflower that has a lot of roots. I’ve never seen any individual seedlings.
Continue reading “03/10/2024 mistflowers emerge as usual”
This weekend was beautiful and sunny.
Continue reading “03/09/2024 Saturday yay”
A daylight surprise and and after dark surprise!
Continue reading “03/04/2024 surprises”I love the volunteer perennial wild violets that come up all over the yard. We especially have a lot in the shade of the backyard, but I’ve found some up front too.
Continue reading “03/03/2024 and 03/04/2024 perennial violets”
I am pleased to see both species of wild hyacinths up now.
Continue reading “03/03/2024 wild hyacinths up!”
This year is our year to grow a bunch native legumes, as we decided, and a lot of progress is occurring!
Continue reading “03/01/2024 legumes around the house”I am delighted to report some of the hopeful seedlings are looking promising for this species to live in our yard. It’s a perennial, so if conditions for germination were good this year it should stay for a while hopefully.
Continue reading “02/28/2024 progress on carrot leaf lomatium”Why is native plant Claire moving daffodils around? I wouldn’t go out and buy more daffodils as they’re not native and I never see anything use them. However, since they were here, I divided and spread them along the row of Salvia greggii out front of the veggie beds. they’re not taking up space from anything else at the moment. I feel like a few familiar plants shows people this is deliberate and if I need the room for something else bulbs are easy to move.
Finally, soap box moment, I know purchased tulip bulbs often come with dangerous antifungals on them when purchased. I assume other bulbs do too. So if you’re a bulb fan, definitely look into trading some from a neighbor or getting organic.
Continue reading “02/27/2024 daffodils came with the house, plus bonus fungus”