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.
I love growing cucumbers, and my pantry is stacked floor to ceiling with pickle jars to prove it! If you’re eager to enjoy a bountiful harvest of fresh, crisp cucumbers from your own garden, I’ve got you covered. Here is a comprehensive guide to growing cucumbers in North Texas.
Growing potatoes at home is easy and fun. In this guide, I’ll teach you the simple techniques for planting potatoes in your North Texas garden.
For a long time, companion-planting advocates recommended planting marigolds with tomatoes as pest control. Gardeners knew anecdotally that tomatoes had fewer pest problems when marigolds were around, but the scientific support for the theory just wasn’t available.
If I had to grow only one thing for the rest of my life it would be big, juicy, heirloom tomatoes. There is just nothing like the taste of a homegrown tomato, and it’s literally something that you can’t buy.
There are two prime growing seasons in North Texas: spring and fall. Here are two helpful schedules for what and when to plant for a spring harvest. The first schedule is organized by date, the second schedule is organized by crop.
Growing plants from seed is one of the most fulfilling activities we can do as gardeners. The diversity of varieties available is far greater than what is available by transplant at your local garden center. Learning how to start tomatoes by seed indoors is an important gardening skill to master because tomatoes don’t grow well when direct-seeded.
The votes are in! 2021 will mark the 2nd Annual Dallas Tomato Trials, a crowd-sourced test of heirloom tomato variety performance in North Texas. It also marks the first year that variety selection was made open to public voting. Many thanks to all those who participated in the voting process!
2020 marked the inaugural Dallas Tomato Trials, an informal but highly informative testing of 24 different heirloom or open-pollinated tomato varieties including 8 patio/container varieties. I also made these rare tomato varieties available for purchase as seedlings in March. I am very excited to announce that the tomato trials will be returning for 2021.
Like most peppers, serranos grow happily here in North Texas from spring right through until the first freeze. Learn how to transform your serrano harvest into a spicy, green salsa that goes with just about everything.
