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March is the primary spring planting month in Texas, allowing for a transition from cool-season crops to heat-loving vegetables and flowers. Key actions include planting tomatoes and peppers in mid-to-late March, seeding warm-season crops like beans and squash, and,...

February planting focuses on starting cool-season crops indoors, prepping soil with compost, and sowing hardy seeds like lettuce, peas, and radishes directly outdoors in milder climates. Utilize cold frames or cloches to protect early seedlings from lingering...

In Texas, Georgia, Florida, and other southern states, January may bring freezing temperatures or pleasant winter gardening weather. While crops under cold frames are still chugging along, the time to get crops for spring planting started has already arrived....

Bed Prep: The following is geared to shrub beds. Before you set a budget, draw up plans or buy materials, here are some things that may help, or muddy up the decision making waters. The 20 year plan for a shrub bed is trimming for shape and adding mulch every year or...