GardenersCardiff answers:

Coffee is right out for Oklahoma. You might be able to keep plants alive in a greenhouse but you won’t get them to fruit. But, you could buy bulk green beans and learn how to roast them. It could be a great local level money maker, once you master it.

Making your own cigars is not difficult if you have the leaves and cure them correctly. I don’t know if you could grow it there or not- Oklahoma is a mighty dry place. Tobacco is grown in the places it does well in (rich sandy river bottom) and where the laws are favorable. If tobacco is not a big crop in your state there is probably a reason, either bad climate/soil or restriction by law. Consider buying green leaves from virginia or any mid-atlantic state and curing them yourself before rolling and molding.

Making your own beer. It’s all good. Do it.

Grapevines- hmmm. Again Oklahoma is a mighty dry place, with poor soil and low elevations. You might find some variety of grape to survive, but I doubt you’ll make it flourish. This is a possibility, but you’d be forcing it to work. There are lots of tree fruit where you are. You can apply the same care and craft fermenting any fruit the same way you would grapes. What is cheap and at hand? What fruit trees grow around where you are- plant some of those.

Lots of fun stuff you are kicking around, good luck. Have you considered moving to the climate that is right for your projects, or picking projects that might better fit your location? Figs, olives, nut trees, etc. Or just look around and see what grows besides corn, osage, and scrub oak. Corn for instance… Not sayin’ you should try moonshine, but, you got the corn… See where i’m going with this? What’s at hand?

Cheers.

GardenersCardiff answers:

“coffe” “sence” a brain, that’s ironic

you have to live in a climate that supports coffee, or you have to create an environment where you can grow it (like pot growers, i think these plants grow in similar environments)

GardenersCardiff answers:

Since you have so much sand where you live it would probably be best to create some raised beds for you vegetable garden. They don’t need to be very high, but at least six inches. Fill the beds with a mixture of potting soil and organic compost, this mixture can be anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 compost. You may also want to get some vegetable fertilizer or something called compost tea, ask at a local nursery which would be best for you.

Another tip is that wherever you are planting tomatoes you should also plant marigolds right alongside them to repel nematodes which will destroy your tomato plants roots. Also planting nasturtiums along the edges of a vegetable garden may help to deter whitefly.

Happy planting!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Texas A&M Horticulture Extension
Access information on lawn and garden topics, landscape
maintenance, growing fruit and vegetables, sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/
Home Vegetable, Fruit and Nut Production:
This site feature numerous fact sheets guides and other useful information on growing your own vegetables, fruits and nut crops. You’ll also find Extension recommedndations for selected varieities specifically adpated to your location.
Http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/

Using you University Extension will always give you the most complete
information for gardening in your specific state and location.

Scroll down about half way and get the complete list of
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/home/hmguide.pdf
Another good site
Bookmark for future useGood Luck!
Http://ccmgatx.org/Plants/Vegetables.asp

GardenersCardiff answers:

Try www.johnnyseeds.com they have them!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Http://www.dutchbulbs.com

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com (Roses)

http://www.parkseed.com

http://www.burpee.com

Other catalogs:

http://www.leevalley.com

http://www.gardeners.com

http://www.GardensAlive.com

http://www.deerbusters.com (all types of animal control)