It has been six months since we have posted anything on here – I suppose we could blame it on the weather! Seriously, last summer was brutal. The intense and long lasting heat wave literally tried to suck the life out of everything, including the farmers. By the time it was over, everyone and everything Read the Rest…»
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Gardening in this Oklahoma Heat Wave
July 13th, 2011 
ronda Even though it is only July 13, it has been a long, very, very hot, summer at Hawkins Springs Farm and all across Oklahoma. Fortunately, our garden plants are doing well because we are watering 24/7 – Greg has the irrigation system running constantly to the gardens. The plasticultured rows have probably saved the crops Read the Rest…»
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Tags: corn, Hawkins Springs Farm, heat, langley, Oklahoma, plasticulture, rain, Saturday Market, tertiary ear, tomato 
Comments OffApril in Oklahoma = YoYo Weather
April 21st, 2011 ronda We all know the saying about Oklahoma weather – if you don’t like it, just wait a minute because it will change. And that’s certainly been the case this April – talk about yo-yo effect – one day it’s in the 80′s and 90′s and the next it’s down in the 40′s – and recently Read the Rest…»
Posted in Life on The Farm Tags: barn, beans, beaver, garden, greenhouse, Hawkins Springs Farm, muskrat, peas, pepper, plants, pond dam, spring, tomato, weather Comments OffTomato Plants for the 2011 Season
March 5th, 2011 ronda As of today, all of the tomato seeds for the Hawkins Springs Farm 2011 Season are planted. We started planting a few plants in mid-January – those were for the tomato plants that Greg was grafting. We proceeded to plant more beginning Feb 20 and finished up today. This years 29 varieties include a nice Read the Rest…»
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