God Himself Planted a Garden Blog

Have you ever eaten a delicious berry or tried an herbal remedy and thought, “I wonder who the first person to eat this was and discovered that it was edible and safe?” After all, each of us are aware that certain plants, berries and seeds are poisonous, so someone...

It’s a curious thing of how I never tire of gardening, herbalism and food preservation. Each of these disciplines take a considerable amount of learning, preparation and work, and one would think that after doing this for more than 25 years that I would get over it...

Whew! What a year it has been in the garden.  As I sit at the keyboard thinking about everything that we’ve grown and preserved, I have a real sense of gratitude and accomplishment. The year 2021 has been good for us. God has blessed our efforts and our land. In...

It’s Thanksgiving, and many of us will spend time this holiday week around a dining room table. Families will gather, meals will be prepared and food will be eaten. Of all of the holidays, it is my favorite. As Christians, we are to always be thankful, but this is the...

One of the best gifts that God has ever given me was allowing my family to own a honey farm. There are hundreds of beekeepers, but most do not have the opportunity to own a retail store that supports the hobby. In 1998, we purchased a historic honey farm in western...

One of the best things about fall gardening in Oklahoma are all of the fresh greens. Store-bought greens just can’t compare. What comes out of those cellophane bags is gross! If you like fresh spinach, lettuces, kale, collards, Swiss chard and others then this is your...

Fall is such a wonderful time of the year to be in your yard and garden! Again and again I hear people say, “Fall is my favorite time of the year.” Here in central Oklahoma (Zone 7) it’s definitely an easier growing season, at least for edibles, than summer is. The...

People rarely notice one armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). As a matter of fact, the presence of two or three will most likely go unnoticed as well. But when hundreds or even thousands are working together in unity to devour your lawn, you will most certainly realize...

Okra is one of those foods that people either love or hate. There doesn’t seem to be much middle ground. Being from Oklahoma and having a palette for Southern cooking, I love okra—prepared all the ways! Botanically known as Abelmoschus esculentus, to us it’s simply...