Hello from SE Texas

[GardenAndGame]

Hello from Southeast Texas. I moved to this area recently and am working on rebuilding my garden. I grow a variety of fruits and am looking forward to learning about and trying new varieties of tomatoes and other vegetables and herbs.

[Amateurinawe]

Hi there and a warm welcome from the uk!

[Whwoz]

Welcome to the Junction from Down Under

[Gardadore]

Welcome from PA!

[mikestuff49]

Welcome [mention]GardenAndGame[/mention] !

[eyegrotom]

Hi Welcome to the Junction

[karstopography]

Big Texas welcome from another SE Texan.

[GardenAndGame]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

[MissS]

Hello and Welcome to the Junction. We are celebrating our first Birthday with a drawing for a seed starting setup. Feel free to join it and good luck!

[GardenAndGame]

Thanks [mention]MissS[/mention], done!

[GoDawgs]

Welcome from the sunny state of Jawja.

[AZGardener]

Welcome to the Junction!

[GardenAndGame]

Thanks [mention]AZGardener[/mention] and [mention]GoDawgs[/mention]. I recently moved to Texas from an area just east of Atlanta [mention]GoDawgs[/mention] after almost 15 years there (beautiful place). Now trying to adapt my practices to growing here. I was burned last year (the plants literally) because I started seeds around the same time I used to in Georgia and the summer heat got to them before they could really take off.

[worth1]

Welcome from Central Texas.

[karstopography]

Thanks @AZGardener and @GoDawgs. I recently moved to Texas from an area just east of Atlanta @GoDawgs after almost 15 years there (beautiful place). Now trying to adapt my practices to growing here. I was burned last year (the plants literally) because I started seeds around the same time I used to in Georgia and the summer heat got to them before they could really take off.

You have to make adjustments to your planting schedule based on exactly where you are. Tomatoes are easily a viable winter crop in inner areas of Houston, for most years. I lived in the Montrose neighborhood and had tomatoes fruiting and ripening all winter long there. May not be able to pull that off if in Katy or the Woodlands.

In my experience, I have noticed that many gardeners in SE Texas, especially coming from other places, wait way too late to plant in the spring in general and fail to take advantage of the great opportunities for vegetables in fall and winter gardens.

[GardenAndGame]

Yes, lesson learned. I knew I should have started earlier but other things kept popping up. I'm going to try to get a fall and winter garden going this coming year. I unfortunately lost all of my seeds in the move from Georgia and didn't get to plant anything for this fall but hoping to rebuild now.

[worth1]

Might be the perfect time for lettuce and such down their.

[GardenAndGame]

[mention]worth1[/mention] , yes, the only seeds that seem to be viable after my move are an unknown mustard so I've started germinating those.

[SpookyShoe]

Welcome, neighbor, from El Lago, Texas.