North Texas Vegetable Gardeners Forum
General => WHO-- Welcome - Member Introductions => Topic started by: womenwithwheels on February 21, 2012, 08:47:24 PM
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Hi,
My name is Linda Morales and I live in north Fort Worth in a little town just above 820N, Lake Worth. - I have gardened all of my life, but this year I'm spending my energy on veggies in raised beds. I started last Fall with greens and a small variety of veggies. Now that we're in Spring, I have started to see some results- I had three broccoli heads ready to pick this week, since I wanted to catch them before they bolted. It looks like there are more to come.
Since I grew up in Pennsylvania, having two growing seasons in Texas is new to me. I have planted cool weather plants: onions, broccoli, potatoes, lettuce, spinach, radishes, peas, and wax beans. In a little while, I'll put in tomatoes, peppers, and squashes. Since much of my yard receives harsh western sun, I've learned to use the shade from the backyard trees as a means to extend the life span of my plants.
I also love to draw birds into my yard, but find that wild bird seed is extremely pricey, so I will plant milo, millet, and sunflowers in one section of the yard and I hope to harvest as much as I can before the birds eat them! Hopefully, I can put some seed away to feed them throughout the winter!
I love the site and also communicating with everyone on the NTCG page on Facebook! Thanks for the great information from everyone!
Linda 8)
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Welcome to the forum Linda! I've never used shade before, but this year I will. Shade and mulch are the secrets of the local growers. (I learned this at the TOFGA conference last weekend)