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July Gardening in North Texas
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Why Your North Texas Vegetable Garden Stopped Producing
Baffled by vegetables that have suddenly stopped producing? You’re not alone. Most gardeners assume that when they plant vegetables in spring, those same plants will keep producing all summer long….
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Fall Gardening in North Texas Starts Now
Fall gardening starts long before the weather cools down. In North Texas, some of our most important fall crops need to be started while summer is still at its hottest. Broccoli, cauliflower, and other brassicas should be started indoors in mid-to-late July, while August is the ideal time to sow winter-hardy flowers like foxgloves and snapdragons.
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Start These Annual Flower Seeds Now for Fall Blooms
Early to mid-July can be a tough time of year for gardening in North Texas because there’s not much to do besides weeding, watering, and swatting away mosquitoes. The spring-planted…
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What To Plant In July In Texas
In Texas, July is officially “no man’s land” in the garden. The spring vegetables have succumbed to the heat, it’s too early to plant fall vegetables, and it’s just too damn hot to do anything outdoors other than water. But if you’re itching to get your hands in the dirt, are there still things that you can plant in the garden this time of year? Let’s take a look at what you can plant in your garden in July, region by region, despite the raging Texas heat.
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July and August: The Time to Pre-Order Garlic
Though it seems just yesterday that we were harvesting garlic from our gardens, it’s already time to start thinking about next year’s crop. If you decide to order your seed garlic directly, July and August are good times to submit your pre-orders to reserve your garlic for October delivery.
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North Texas Fall Vegetable Planting Schedule
The #1 secret to growing vegetables in North Texas is understanding that we have two prime growing seasons: late spring and fall. Here are two helpful schedules for when to plant and what to plant for a fall harvest.
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