Re: [gardeners] Texas garden
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 03 Aug 1999 08:25:06 -0500
penny x stamm wrote:
>
> Kim, even for your wonderful gardening reward, I don't think I
> could handle Texas weather -- I've spent this whole summer
> chanting under my breath, "think snow! Think Snow!"
>
> I tried watermelons last summer. Bought 2 little plants. After
> a number of weeks I found one tiny round green melon on each
> plant. I kinda supported them off the ground on their own leaves,
> watered every day -- and when they were as big as a
> grapefruit, overnight they both died. So much for watermelon!
>
> Here it is August 3rd, and my hubby has the veggie garden ready
> for planting. Have you folks any suggestions as to what on earth
> he could put in now...? Our 1st frost is usually around Hallowe'en..
> That gives him about 80 or 90 days, full sun exposure.
>
> Penny, NY
>
> On Mon, 2 Aug 1999 06:49:18 -0500 "Ed Wise" <edwise@ectisp.net> writes:
> >Penny,
> >
> >Just South of Dallas. We planted several varieties of tomatoes and
> >expected
> >to have fruit for a long period of time. Instead, 80% of them were
> >ready at
> >the same time. Some of the peppers have finished, but still have
> >bananas,
> >chocolate bells, jalapenos, and the purple ones. The watermelon was a
> >whim
> >(one 25-cent plant at Wal-Mart) but I have eight in the house and
> >several
> >still on the vine. I'll be visiting the neighbors this afternoon
> >after
> >work, with watermelons in tow.
> >
> >We decided that instead of a fall veggie garden, we will continue work
> >on
> >our landscaping in the front, and wildscaping in the back. Lots and
> >lots of
> >gardening to do!
> >
> >Kim
> >>
> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 12:44:18 -0400
> >> From: penny x stamm <pennyx1@Juno.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [gardeners] gardeners Digest V1 #611
> >>
> >> KimW, where are you located that your tomatoes are finishing,
> >> and your watermelons are so well developed..?
> >>
> >> Our neighborhood tomatoes have not yet set any fruit
> >...................
> >>
> >>
> >> Penny, NY
> >>
> >
> >
>
Let's see, early green beans, early sweet corn, tomato seedlings, chard.
There's a number of things that, at least down here, will make in 80 to
90 days.
George