Craig LeHoullier, reknowned tomato expert and author of “Epic Tomatoes”, named the Cherokee Purple tomato in 1990 after receiving a surprise gift of seeds from a John D. Green in Tennesee. Green explained that the seeds came from his neighbor who claimed that the seeds were given to his family by Cherokee Indians a hundred years prior.
Though your first tomatoes of the year are barely ripening, it’s already time to start thinking ahead to the second growing season in North Texas. Propagating fall tomatoes from cuttings is a fun and easy way to get a jump on the next season using existing plants. What You’ll Need:…
The universal guideline for planting garlic is 4-6 weeks before the ground freezes. Since it is rare for the ground to completely freeze in North Texas, gardeners here customarily plant garlic in mid-October. This is when garden centers are stocked with seed garlic and when online orders start to ship. Garlic can safely be planted in North Texas through November.
Here in North Texas, we are lucky enough to grow vegetables year-round. Despite a scorching hot summer, we have a relatively mild winter, a warm spring, and a temperate fall.
The weather is warming, the birds are chirping, and spring is here. You purchased your tomato seedlings, planted them with care, and watered them in. Now what? A little extra effort now will set your plants up for success 1. Fertilize your new tomatoes Tomatoes are “heavy feeders” and grow…
Have you tried growing onions yet? Growing onions in Dallas is easy with a bit of preparation. Here are the six most frequently asked questions I get about growing onions.
Season after season of trying and failing to grow eggplant left me wondering, “What am I doing wrong?
This is the year that all of that finally changed for me thanks to two simple techniques I used in my approach to growing that resulted in nearly 50 pounds of eggplant per plant.
