I made it!!!

17 years ago

Hey everybody, I have made it to Oklahoma!! My hubby and I have been working on this move for a long time and I am finally here. He has been here in a little rental house since Labor Day and he has loved it. I finally got the house sold in Minnesota and we packed up everything and drove down a few days ago. We are waiting now to close on our new house near McAlester and hopefully that will happen tomorrow! Yipee!

Before you tell me how hot it is I have been watching the weather back home in Minnesota and they get to the lower 40's at night and 60's during the day and have been having rain...not a good soaking rain but that nasty drizzle that doesn't do much but make you run the intermittent windshield wipers and keep everything wet and gray skies. Sometimes you don't see the sun for days on end. Then when it does emerge it is like a sauna!

Anyway I am so happy to finally be here. It is really pretty here and the people are sooooo friendly! It is really great. I brought some plants with me because the ones I sent down in Feb didn't make it for the most part. I think I did them in last fall! The ones I brought are doing ok. I have had to shade them from the sun as it has burned a few already even though they are on the east side tight against the house. That is fine though as they will be in their new home soon. I brought some hosta, day lillies, tiger lillies and jack in the pulpits. I have a couple other little wild flowers too so we will see how it goes. Most are plants that were given to me by my mom so I wanted to bring some of them.

Our new place has a heavier sandy loam. Lots of clay but not too bad. There are lots of leaves to add for humus and use for mulch as well as cattle and horses to use for fertilizer production!

This is really a great state and I am anxious to get into the new house and get started gardening both vegetable and flower.

Here is a question. Do you have to dig up dahlias and gladiolas in the winter? In Minnesota if you want them you must dig them up and store them in the basement so they don't freeze. How much cold can they handle?

Thanks for all the help and advice!

Sandy

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okpondlady
17 years ago
Congrats to your move to GREEN COUNTRY!!! :) I live in Checotah so you are right close. My mother has glads and she doesn't dig them up and she is on Lake Eufaula. She don't have dahlias and neither do I, so I can't help ya there. Have fun with your new house and new yard.

Karen
TulsaRose
17 years ago
Welcome to Oklahoma, Sandy!!! You are going to have such a fun time gardening in your new home under such different conditions than you've previously known. You'll also have to learn all the new birds, butterflies, etc. What Fun! You'll love Okies...we are good folks. :-)

Rosie
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robolink
17 years ago
Welcome, Sandy!

Now you'll have to change your zone and state info!

My dahlias return every year. I usually mulch them after cutting off the foliage after a freeze. My gladiolas don't always return. Just depends on where they are. My daughters have some on the south side of their homes, and they have come back each year.

Hope your plants make it. I think you'll love becoming an Okie!

Robin (north of Edmond)
susanlynne48
17 years ago
My glads come back every year, as do my dahlias. It may depend on the cultivars, I don't really know. If you have a favorite, special one, you might want to bring some of the tuber inside just to be on the safe side. Mine are actually on the North side of my house, out close to the curb, which gets lots of sun in the summer. Which also means they get plenty of cold in the winter. My glad multiply like crazy, too. Almost invasive.

Susan
OKDustin
17 years ago
I have a very good suggestion (if I don't say so myself!)for you since you are so close to McAlester. The local park there is an arboretum of sorts and has quite a good selection of trees (mostly labeled) that thrive in Oklahoma. I forget the exact directions but is just south of Carl Albert and several blocks east of 69 highway. If you walk around the track you will see all of them. I had the pleasure of working with one of the city employees who maintains the arboretum, and I believe it to be a little known gardening gem in that part of the state. I live in Tulsa, but will be working near there next week. I will get you better directions if you like and nobody else beats me to it. Welcome to Oklahoma!

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