February is a pivotal month for North Texas gardeners. With warmer days on the horizon, it’s time to get serious about planting cool-season crops while preparing for the upcoming spring planting frenzy. Whether you’re growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, or fruit trees, February is a prime time to set your garden…
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A truly sustainable garden is created not just by using organic pest products, but by preventing the need for their use in the first place. Attracting beneficial insects is one of the most effective and environmentally friendly ways to minimize pest problems in your garde without the need for harsh chemicals.
Tomatoes are extremely frost sensitive. Even if frost doesn’t kill them, it can severely damage foliage. Planting early is very risky.
Yet, there are people who recommend planting tomato seedlings in North Texas as early as the third week of February in order to give them a headstart. Is planting tomatoes early a smart strategy or risky mistake?
Some say the holiday season is their favorite time of year, but for me, it’s actually when they end. That’s because January marks the start of indoor seed-starting–a time full of optimism and excitement for gardeners. Growing your own transplants from seed is one of the most rewarding experiences. Not…
As the snow begins to melt over the next few days, you may find yourself wondering about the status of your garden plants. First, don’t fret. Remember that when you treat everything that you do in the garden as an experiment, you cannot fail. Whatever happens in the garden, good or bad, it’s just feedback.
Gardening surged in popularity during the pandemic, and as a result, suppliers are running out of stock faster and earlier than ever before. Because we plant things later than our gardening friends further north, we are competing with them to snag things before they sell out.
Many gardeners prefer direct-sowing because it is less labor-intensive and requires fewer supplies than indoor starting. Germination rates are often lower when direct-sowing because seeds can be easily washed away by rain, accidentally planted too deeply, or be disturbed by animals, but there are some things that you can do to maximize direct-sowing success.
Part of my gardening philosophy is that only a handful of very simple things, when done consistently, lead to the greatest amount of success in the garden.
Only a handful of tools.
Only a handful of amendments.
The delphiniums and snapdragons are still blooming well, but the foxgloves and poppies are toast and have been pulled to make room for the ‘Indian Summer’ rudbeckia, ‘Mystic Spires’ salvia, and Profusion zinnias to fill out. These three plants will be the foundation of my summer flower garden.
