I didn't get a freeze and all the plants are just taking off and growing like crazy. There are a few tomato blossoms now on a tomato plant in the net room. The big squash is now about 22 inches long. There are other blossoms on the plant but I doubt they will start growing squash unless that plant also loves cool weather.
I know I would get a medal for my carrots and turnips. Those are in the good hard plastic, nice looking, square, 13 inch, planters that are made to put on a deck with short legs to keep the bottom of the container off the deck.
I ordered five more of those containers, but the 15 inch ones and they came today - 15 inch will work for root food. I'll get more of the 13 inch before I plant for spring.
I'm going across the street to Walgreens for something and I'll get a notebook to write down all my seeds and info. I need to know to plant each type and I'll be sure to record the date I plant as I didn't do any of that during my “experiment” planting this year.
I said on last week's thread but later in the week that I found the sales slip for my strawberry plants and I only ordered 24 like I thought I did, but they sent 48, that's why I have so many.
Well, gardening is never over, is it? When a fall garden is over, one has to plan for the early spring planting, exactly what to plant, where to plant it, and when to plant it.
There’s always something to do when you are a gardener. In my foray regarding Texas Citrus, I ran across an article that said the fall and winter months are a great time in Texas to plant the cool weather plants like carrots, in order to avoid the scorching heat of summer.
Some hardy folks plant late summer and early fall crops. Me, I’m just running around raking leaves to toss on top of the garden soil over winter.
Had a thought. If you can protect them from freezing, now might be the time to plant peas in your area. They can handle light frosts, and they enjoy cooler weather.
Can somebody from Texas tell me if I’m right?