Wednesdays and Saturdays: Farmers Market
100% Oklahoma produce and products.  Open every Wednesday and Saturday 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. Find out what's fresh this week! 

Garden Tour for Connoisseurs 
The Oklahoma Horticultural Society is sponsoring this self guided tour.   Oklahoma Horticultural Society members, Master Gardeners, and other knowledgeable individuals will be present at each garden to help answer the public's questions during the tour.  More information including advance ticket locations, maps, and garden descriptions will be available at the Oklahoma Horticultural Society website. 

Plan ahead for your summer entertaining and make up pots for your patio.  Give your pot a few weeks to fill in before the event.  

Spray for Bagworms now with Bacillus thurigiensis (BT).  Soon they will build their protective "bag" which makes them very resistant to insecticides.  BT, however, is very effective against bagworms and other caterpillar pests such as tent caterpillars and tomato worms.  Unlike insecticides which require direct contact with the critter, BT is a bacteria that is ingested by the caterpillar when it munches your plants.  This bacteria is deadly to caterpillars but harmless to other creatures, including us.  Since BT is ingested, it is effective against bagworms as long as they still in their feeding stage.  Since BT is deadly to all caterpillars, if you are encouraging or trying to raise butterflies in your garden, be sure to keep the BT away from your host plants.    

The early spring blooming shrubs have finished flowering and can be trimmed to reshape the bush or to control their size.  Remove some of the very old wood to promote younger branches that will form good flower buds this fall for next springs flowers.  

Inspect all staking to insure that no bark is being damaged by ties.  If you have storm damage to any tree or large shrub, check our pruning guide for hints.  

If you need to add a bright spot, this warmer weather is great for planting the colorful varieties of decorative sweet potato vine.  It is quick to respond and fill an area with color.  

While the weather is still nice for planting, check at your favorite nursery for unadvertised specials on plants that they would rather see at your house than theirs.