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Have you ever wondered what that weed in your yard is or how to take better care of the plants in your house? Do you want to expand your knowledge

Have you ever wondered what that weed in your yard is or how to take better care of the plants in your house? Do you want to expand your knowledge

Teachers, administrators and community leaders will learn how to begin a school or community garden at the Oklahoma School and Community Garden Conference.

A March 24 workshop can teach you how to save seeds from your garden.

Designing the Landscape for Water-Efficiency Are you happy with your landscaping, or are you ready for a beautiful yet cost efficient change? If you answered yes, then we have the perfect workshop for you! Julia Laughlin, Horticulture Educator with Oklahoma County OSU Extension, will guide you through this often-overwhelming process. Julia will review basic design and planning considerations, plant selections for Central Oklahoma, and plant placement considerations. So, join us for this free w...

Some seeds can be planted as early as mid-February to early March

Check out these upcoming garden events and workshops, in person and online, in the Oklahoma City area.

To ensure a bountiful harvest in the fall, Oklahoma vegetable gardeners need to start getting ready now.

Julia Laughlin MULCH ON! By now you have probably selected that last bedding plant, vegetable transplant, tree or shrub for spring and have everything planted in just the right place in your landscape and gardens. Now it’s time to apply a nice layer of mulch, kind of like adding the frosting to the cake! In central Oklahoma, we need to wait in the spring until the soil has warmed up and heavy spring rains have passed to mulch, so now is the perfect time. A good mulch layer on a flower, vegeta...

Todd Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services Vinita Newman, RestoreOKC farm manager, right, gives OSU Extension Urban Agriculture Educator Josh Campbell an overview of the aquaculture-grown greens at the Restore Farms greenhouse. OSU Extension helps launch community grocery store Brian Brus, OSU | May 07, 2021 Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 A new community grocery store is bringing healthy produce to a food desert in northeast Oklahoma City, in...