Re: [gardeners] Texas garden

Allen and Judy Merten (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 06 Aug 1999 13:52:01 -0500 

Hi Penny,
    How about any or all of the cabbage family? Greens like collards,
spinach, mustard or turnips. Most members of the cabage family and the
greens will withstand temperatures into the 20's. Early maturing varieties
of tomatos, pumpkins, green beans, summer and winter squash, sweet corn.
Irish potatos, lettuce and radishes should do ok.
Allen
Bastrop Co.; 103F today
SE Central Tx.

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
> >>
> >
> >
>
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