God Himself Planted a Garden Blog

My family loves pie! And summer is perfect time of year to make fresh fruit pies. With all of the fresh produce, it’s easy to gather up some berries or stone fruit and whip out a delicious pie in no time! My grandma Elva was the pie maker of the family. She lived at...

I’ve noticed that some of the peach growers in Oklahoma have been making online announcements (and apologies) to their customers about this year’s upcoming peach season or the lack thereof. They are reporting this year’s peach crop will be either very small or...

With all of the cool, damp weather that we have been having this year in central Oklahoma, gardening season is a bit delayed. Even though our gardens and containers are planted, I think they are just waiting on a little heat to really take off. One off the easiest and...

One of the most popular types of containers used for gardening is the terra cotta pot. The phrase “terra cotta” was taken from the Italian language and literally means “baked earth”—terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”). These containers have an earthy color that is a...

Ants always seem to get a bad rap, and indeed, they can be problematic. However, they are amazing little creatures, and much can be learned from observing their behavior. Ants, like bees, are social insects that live in colonies that have one queen, a few males and...

One of the things that makes Oklahomans uniquely different is our life experience with tornadoes. For those who live outside of “Tornado Alley,” they can be an unfamiliar and frightening weather phenomenon, but to those of us who have grown up with them and...

Did you know that since 1992, April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month? “Stress” is one of those words like “tired” and “depressed” that are common descriptors but serious conditions and should be not be taken lightly. These are conditions that can be difficult...

People have a deep affection for Mediterranean herbs. In fact, they LOVE them! There is an intense desire to grow them, handle them, cook and live with them and even bathe in them. If you ask a random person off the street to name a few herbs, lavender, rosemary or...

Gardening is my unexplainable passion. The wonder, the progress, the miracle, the frustrations, the mystery, the weather, the diversity, the food, the work, the simplicity. It speaks to me on many levels and challenges me to always continue learning and improving....