Growing Tomato Guide

18 Useful Tips To Grow Tomatoes In Texas

The first crop to come to mind when starting a garden is tomatoes. Unfortunately, tomatoes are the most challenging crop to grow in central Texas. If you are adamant about having tomatoes in your garden, this post will guide you through it. I put together 18 tricks and tips I acquired through ten years of …

seedlings

How to Make Seed Starting Mix at Home

Three years into gardening, the growing space quadrupled in size. Buying transplants to fill the garden turned out to be costly. Starting seeds seemed to be the most efficient way. But then, the cost of seed-starting mixes was adding up fast, which forced me to make my own. It took several trials to get to …

growing onions in central Texas

What You Need to Know to Grow Great Onions

Onions are among the easiest vegetables to grow in a home garden. They should be the first vegetable to grow by new gardeners. Yet, there are a few tricks you need to know to grow great-looking in central Texas. 1- When to grow onions? Onions are cool-season crops. Their planting time in central Texas starts …