Texas Lone Star

Texas Lone Star

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Fall/Winter Garden Prep

Being in South Texas means that I can have a garden nearly 12 months of the year.  Fresh fruits and vegetables are a wonderful addition to my holiday table, and I love bragging to my northern friends when I'm pulling tomatoes and peppers off my plants in January.  :)

Today, as we're currently hovering around 98F w/ a heat index reaching up to 110F, I started my seeds inside.  4 different peppers, 2 different tomatoes, various herbs, lettuce, pole beans, watermelon and butternut squash were the seeds I started today.  They won't go into the ground for about a month or 5 weeks, once the heat relaxes a bit so that my plants don't stress.  Come October, I'll add even more!

I love that about Texas, especially South Texas.  We rarely freeze, so I can grow my plants year round.

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