The freeze in N. Texas killed off just about all of my garden plants but fortunately I had some peppers in pots that I brought into the garage. I also picked my last 2 eggplants before the frost. Next year I think I will be putting all my tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and eggplants in pots.
I put in a new raised bed for flowers in my front yard and it just about killed me. Trying to dig up Texas clay is not for the faint of heart. With the help of Ibuprofen I finished it with a nice stone boarder.
Missouri Clay is pretty hard too. That’s why I just had Hubby build me some raised beds. The soil is quite loose, so pulling stuff out is pretty easy.
“Next year I think I will be putting all my tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and eggplants in pots.”
It certainly does give you more control over the plants. I found out Texas sun here will literally cook the plants if they stay in that sun all day. With the containers, I can give them some shade time to cool off.