Garden? What garden? Oh, that big pile of dead stuff out there? Despite watering, the constant 100+ heat finally did mine in. Next on the list is a fall garden. I’ve asked hubby if he’d move the fence over a few feet so I can have more room. Don’t know what with the septic lines but we’ll see.
I’m not a very experienced gardener - what is a fall garden?
You've got that right for central Texas. The national weather service said the dome of high pressure may move north by early next week, and I hope it does and stays away.
I’m in Pa. I did mostly raised gardens this year because we have black walnut trees (poison to tomatoes, potatoes, etc.) Though it hasn’t been as dry as down your way, we have had little rain, and half of my tomatoes are dying in spite of constant watering. The beds with the vermiculite are doing well. I’ll be adding it to the other beds next year, and the plants in the ground (away from the black walnut) are doing well, but half of my tomatoes are biting the dust.
I am dead-center in the middle of Texas. My garden looks pretty nice, but I am watering often. My tomatoes didn’t even make enough to mention. I am getting black-eyed peas, okra, watermelons and zucchini, but my green beans & pinto beans are not making any, even though the plants look good & they have lots of flowers. My husband fertilized with lawn fertilizer & I’m wondering if that’s why.
I have a new 18 X 14 film-covered greenhouse that actually has tomatoes inside that look pretty good. I have most of the roof covered with a silver tarp. No fans or misters inside. Mites took the tomatoes down after an awesome spring, so I cut them way back & now they have new growth. I’m hoping to get a fall crop out of them. They are in wooden plastic-lined beds that I water the heck out of once a week. Some are in self-watering containers.
I’m pinning my hopes on a good fall garden, if it ever gets cool enough to get out there to plant.