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Re: Home gardening
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:37 pm
by hoot
North Dallas area....
A single jalapeña plant gave me more jalapeñas than I could consume (or give away).
Bell pepper went absolutely crazy. More than I could eat or give away.
Only once did I have luck with tomatoes.
Hoot
Re: Home gardening
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:56 pm
by WildBill
hoot wrote:North Dallas area....
A single jalapeña plant gave me more jalapeñas than I could consume (or give away).
Bell pepper went absolutely crazy. More than I could eat or give away.
Only once did I have luck with tomatoes.
Hoot
Last year my tomatoes sucked. Maybe I should try jalapeños this year.
Re: Home gardening
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:32 am
by OldCurlyWolf
WildBill wrote:Good luck to you. I hope to hear some hints from other forum members.
I tried my first Texas garden last year and it was a disaster. I love home grown tomatoes so I planted three different types, but the stink bugs just swarmed all over my plants. The few that I could eat tasted as good as the ones I have been buying in the grocery store; which is to say tasteless.
My basil did really well, but what good is basil without the tomatoes?
do this:
Obtain enough clean sand to put a layer of 2 - 4 inches on that gumbo down there. Till it in to a depth of at least 12 inches, 18 is better. Used with compost/mulch is even better. Use a grass herbicide and a good fertilizer. Then plant. check with the USDA county extension agent for the best type of fertilizer and how much to use.
Tomatoes love sandy loam soils. So do melons, cucumbers, Okra, Lettuce, onions and potatoes.