Wednesdays and Saturdays: Farmers Market
100% Oklahoma produce and products.  Open every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, and beginning April 21, also open Wednesdays from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.   Greenhouse grown produce---soil grown and hydroponics, baked goods, orchids, salsas and relishes, herbal soaps, beeswax candles, fresh cut flowers and more.  John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture Center, 400 N. Portland, OKC, OK. Visit www.osuokc.edu/agriculture/farmers/ to find out more information including what's fresh this week!

It's a good time to divide perennials that do not bloom in early spring.  Perennials like daylilies, hostas, asters and mums can be dug and divided as soon as their shoots first appear.  

It is also a good time to move any perennials that need to be relocated while it is still cool and the plants are not in lush growth.  If it is necessary to move a plant that is already in lush growth, you can minimize the stress to the plant by cutting it back, moving it on a cloudy day, giving it extra water, and misting it several times during the day.  

Don't trim spring blooming shrubs such as lilacs, forsythia, quince and pearl bush until after they are finished blooming because spring blooming shrubs set their bloom buds last fall on last year's wood.  Trimming them before they are finished blooming will remove this year's blooms.  After they have finished, trim and shape them up so they will be ready in the fall to set their buds for next year.

Don't prune trees now.  Wait until after they have fully leafed out and their bark is hardened.  The best time to prune your trees is in the winter and summer.  Refer to our pruning guide for more information.

As always, weed and mulch.  You can put weed preventer down in problem areas, but don't put it where you are expecting volunteer wild flowers.  It will prevent them from germinating too.