Hello fellow gardeners,
I love growing plants – flowers, vegetables, orchids, roses, cacti, citrus trees, herbs, houseplants . . . but I’ve lived in southeast Texas (near Houston) for only a few years and am still trying to figure out how to make things grow here.
Any suggestions you can offer would be really appreciated. My current challenge is growing vegetables – tomatoes and sweet peppers. I’ve tried container growing the last couple years with very limited success, so this year I’m trying to garden in the ground in a tiny plot. I’ve bought the Wall ‘O Waters to get an early start, planted this year’s seeds just after New Year’s, bought the soil amendments, and plan to transplant around Valentine’s Day.
I’m attaching a few photos that I took today of my currently blooming orchids, my infant tomatoes and peppers, and one of my large cacti.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please feel free to drop me a line.
Hi Tammy. Welcome to the blogging world. Just be warned it is going to take away from one of your other hobbies! Your orchids are gorgeous and your photography to match. I haven't ventured into the world of orchids yet but your photos are a great temptation. Being in Houston I think you are able to plant before us- around March 16th here. The soil needs to warm up before you plant tomatoes and peppers. Your wall of waters may help. Both these plants really like warm weather and sulk if it is not so. You'll find lots of great information on the garden blogs.
ReplyDeleteHey Texas Tammy. what happened to your gardening?
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I wish I lived where you do!! A longer growing season. I'm sure your citrus are growing great ! I'm in Pa. Trying to grow lemon tree,not growing.Just got CFL bulb 125 watt, I hear they make a great differance in winter? I'm using a 80 watt lcd & not doing well! Any idea how far I need to keep CFL bulb from 2 ft. Lemon tree?
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