What to plant in December in Texas!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Hey everyone! A couple notes from this video as I read through this comment section over the past week: I mention 'our clay soil' because a lot of central TX is alkaline clay soil. But TX is massive and beautifully diverse so east tx can range from Sandy loam to black gumbo and even red clay. Whereas my area has a lot of limestone under the hard clay. So take the info I give on this and apply it to what you know about your own area! Fruit trees and perennials should be looped in together with my tips on here but I don't remember if I specifically mention this. Beneficial Nematodes can be found at naturesgoodguys.com and they have LOADS of info on what pests actually get targeted with the different strains.

[@JasonERoberts-y3y]

So excited to be getting advice from someone who understands the weather and the bugs in my garden! We're neighbors; I'm also NW of Austin. Thanks for this!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Howdy neighbor! I'm finishing up a what to plant and prepare in January video right now so it should be up shortly!

[@JonnoPlays]

Marigolds have become my secret to success to growing flowers in Texas. They really stand up well in the heat, and they're still flowering for me right now in late December due to this mild winter. We had a freeze a week ago and they didn't wilt either. They're super easy I just throw seeds on the ground and they come up.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

If you like marigolds you would love zinnias and if you love zinnias you would love globe amaranth and flowering basil as fillers for bouquets! They're all beautiful in the garden and just as heat tolerant as marigolds. A lot of flowers are actually! That how I have such a full garden in the hottest months

[@angelnative9267]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@OkTxSheepLady]

As a longtime gardener in the Austin area I found everything you said to be truly good advice. As for collecting leaves, I found areas with heavy live oak growth and made agreement with the homeowners and garbage collectors to pick up the bags of raked leaves by specific times. That saved the home owners having to take the bags to the curb and the collection men from having to make multiple runs to areas with dozens of bags of leaves. Collecting a few hundred bags of leaves every spring built the garden soil over just a few years.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@OkTxSheepLady thank you so much for the kind comment and yes I now have a steady list of folks who may not have the funds or physical ability to manage them but they have loads of leaves and I make it a part time job to collect them!

[@sarahsisk7298]

Did you incorporate the leaves into the soil in any special way? Or just threw them in there whole? (Genuine question from someone who just doesn’t know)

[@OkTxSheepLady]

@@sarahsisk7298 I found that the best for me with heavy alkaline clay soil is the mulch whole (or if picked up with a mower slightly cut up leaves) leaves 4 inches or more deep. I put PVC pipes with tiny holes drilled according to the spacing of the plants in that row, holes directed down, under the mulch. The live oak leaves last maybe a year to a year and a half before they decompose. Any left on the beds or paths are tilled in the next time the beds are prepared. I also add organic fertilizers while or after tilling. May your garden grow!

[@OkTxSheepLady]

@@sarahsisk7298 live oaks shed their leaves in the spring so you have some time now to locate a supply. Just be careful to avoid any areas which seem to have Oak Wilt when collecting leaves. The wilt will transfer through the leaves and gradually kill oak trees in your neighborhood. Thank you for asking questions. It’s fun and very encouraging to see new gardeners learning the art.

[@sarahsisk7298]

@@OkTxSheepLady ohhh wow! Okay thank you so much for the information!! I’m working on my very first bed! It’s so very exciting and I’m thankful that there are people out there willing to share information with others who may not have the experience you have! So very encouraging! Thank you ❤️

[@solley5160]

Thanks for these videos! I moved from Iowa a couple of years ago and I have to say gardening is a lot more challenging here in central Texas! I have learned so much from your channel and trial and error in my own garden. The ants down here are killer!! I’m going to order some nematodes and see if I can put a dent in their population!!!

[@thedirtygardener]

Welcome to TX… have some fire ants! 😂 Orange oil helps for active piles. Can’t wait to try nematodes as a preventative.

[@cekokid1]

I just moved here from Iowa last year too!! These videos have been saving me, I thought it would be easier because of the longer season but there’s so many more challenges lol

[@kaprenawheatman8222]

But the fire ants keep the tick population down to nothing so there is a benefit.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@kaprenawheatman8222 yea that's not how it works in suburbia but my family owns land out in the sticks and nothing keeps the ticks down. Not even the fire ants out there. At least from our experience. But I could see how completely removing any species, no matter how much of a nuisance could throw off the ecosystem. Thankfully nematodes won't completely eradicate them but it does make them more manageable.

[@donaldhemphill1256]

From Iowa also, have cannas, iris, holly hocks brought from Iowa growing in TX. I use fresh dirt, natural mulch, and water harvesting techniques. I enjoy the much shorter winter freeze

[@elliottdmann]

A young, north Texas gardener here. Thank you for the info!

[@taraemerson2835]

Hi from Northeast Texas

[@Imme_begin]

I’m 9A, too. I had two key lime trees in the ground that produced all years for several years but a freeze killed them. Same with a Meyer Lemon tree. I’m happy to hear they can do well in pots. I had a nursery tell me they don’t so I never tried it. We have sooo many trees and leaves and my husband heard to leave them, but they killed out some of our grass. It is possible to have too many leaves. I love this channel.

[@CaliKim29]

I can relate to the pests !! The battle is real!!! Great vid!!

[@gabbs-7064]

I’m In North Texas and I really appreciate watching another Texas gardener !

[@funnywolffarm]

Thanks for the video. We're in CenTX as well and we're happy to send you cuttings or seedlings (when we have them) of a number of varieties of peach trees that have worked for us - or any other types of fruiting trees/bushes we've got. We're about out of room to plant so we're doing some grafting now to extend harvest periods per tree.

[@amandahemesath6012]

Thanks for the great info. Baby grower here in Kyle 👋

[@sherryoutside]

I used to get my beneficial nematodes at Green N’ Growin and haven’t been able to find them since they closed. So grateful for this recommendation; thank you !!

[@brendabadih8855]

Hi. Gardener in Houston. Love nematodes, subscribed for this plug. Yes, great for fleas and fire ants. Let me know if you're ever in town. Have beds of radicchios that reseeded last June. Survived the summer!!! And now have beautiful heads, endive too. Have never had success w garlic here, but you have convinced me to try again. This year l had Cosmos, Pyrethrum daisy pollen attractors. Along w the Blue Stem African basil my gardens were pollinator havens. The Roselle gave 4 harvests! Love me, love my garden. Come for the tour. 🌱

[@michellerenee1487]

Add a mealy sage! It could use an area of shielding either morning or afternoon during summer, but milder temps bring bees and butterflies like nothing else!!! It’s like I’ve gone to a fairy land!

[@sarahsisk7298]

8:50 LOVE the live onion bulbs! They do SO WELL ❤

[@conniebloomer4699]

Thank-you so much for being a great gardening teacher. I needed everything you have been teaching.

[@julieparenti569]

Moved to Conroe three years ago from Wisconsin! Your videos are awesome!

[@DottieStanley]

Great video! You have a new fan! Thanks for posting. I am out in Spicewood, so we are in the same zone! Happy gardening!

[@thedirtygardener]

My MIL lives in Cedar Park so I know exactly what garden center you’re talking about - they’re wonderful!!! I’m in SE TX but your videos are always spot on for us, too. Thanks for the amazing content. Happy December!

[@CC-vh2yx]

Thank you for providing great information. I enjoy watching your videos!

[@michellerenee1487]

I tell you what, this specific gardening for central Texas is so needed! And thank you for reminding me about my cold stratified wildflower seeds that got pushed to the back of our downstairs fridge!

[@childofyahuah9833]

Yass 😊 yasss Texas gardening. Thanks, Big thanks for sharing Listened to the end. Rewind to jot down many great notes to start tomorrow. So grateful

[@sarahsisk7298]

FINALLY!!! Someone from Texas!!! Thanks just stumbled upon your channel! ❤

[@afetticini]

Wow! Just found your channel and subscribed! I'm in Texas as well! NE of Dallas by Lake Lavon! I love gardening and am always excited to get hints and tricks from someone. I'm in 8b. I do tub gardening and have lettuce and tomatoes still putting out in my greenhouse! Happy I found you sister! Blessings! 🙏

[@maryshaddox1172]

Great video. Lots of info. I live in zone 8, but you covered some things I can still apply. 😊

[@firehorsewoman414]

While I am in NETX, I love your channel. Been doing the leaves thing for a couple of years as my neighbor has lots to spare. Just beware they harbor ticks (at least in our area) and it has been a real problem here the last few weeks, so just check yourself after you are done spreading the leaves around. Leaf compost has been a game changer for my tomato beds.

[@yvettejk]

Wonderful video. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@kimsmith6625-u2p]

Will you be making a video for sowing straight to the garden and what to start inside for January?!? So glad I found your page!!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yes!

[@carebear91]

Awesome! It's so hard to find good garden videos for Central Texas :)

[@Gaddmans.Garden]

Wow! Just stumbled across your channel. Being 45 min N of Austin and 1.5 acres of permaculture garden process, your local advice and organic nematode options to pests are spot on! Lots of condensed Ed . Thank you. Timing is everything and it seems more difficult every year of late with the constantly shifting weather patterns! I think by subscribing perhaps you may be a great asset to us! Thank you! Will check out some of your other posts! Have a Great Christmas💯👨🏻‍🌾🙏

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@Gaddmans.Garden thank you! I hope your Christmas was great! Yes timing has been difficult to stay on top off with the weather shifting

[@lindacook8819]

I live in Georgetown, central Texas, west side. Very rocky, thin soil, alkaline and lots of deer and other crittters.I generally grow in containers. This information is so helpful. New subscriber.

[@markg454]

I live in Pflugerville so this is perfect. Thanks

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Not far from me at all!

[@akontilis1792]

I am excited that I found your channel. This particular video is like drinking from a fire hose....😅 so full of iinfo. But I will certainly check out orher videos!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@akontilis1792 haha yes! It is a lot of info. I promise not everything I share will be this dense! But I'm glad you're here!

[@cooperbentley7548]

It’s a great time to plant blackberry roots

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yup that fits into the perennials and fruit trees category for sure

[@kellyngrey4950]

Thank you for the suggestion on beneficial nematodes! My backyard is actually a small, walled courtyard between the house and garage. I don't have grass and neither neighbor has pets, but there are squirrels that carry fleas. My cat likes to garden with me (on a harness and leash) and has gotten fleas from squirrels in the past. I don't like using pesticides (or herbicides) as he does like to chomp things. So, I'll be using beneficial nematodes. In the meantime, I'll keep digging out the compacted rocks that go over a foot down into the hard Texas clay to prepare the flower beds for planting native pollinator plants in the spring! Thank you for this helpful vid. I just subscribed. 💜 from South Texas

[@fromthegardenchannel]

They truly are amazing and I hope you can get some relief from the fleas! I empathize with the giant limestone rocks and it's definitely a long game on that work but so worth it

[@kellyngrey4950]

@fromthegardenchannel The worst part is actually the rocks were put there by previous homeowners. There's a layer of crushed rock, a layer of large river rock, and a layer of smaller river rock, then a layer of mulch, and a layer of top soil. The rocks are so tightly compacted that I haven't found a single earth worm! It takes an entire day to do a square foot. But it'll be worth it! My compost tumbler has finally started to yield, so I put that in the bottom, then add the soil I sieved from the rocks. Hopefully, it'll attract earthworms (or I can buy some from Academy). I'm not motivated and feeling energized after watching a few of your videos, so out to the garden I go!

[@cristinamorales-varga2801]

OMG! Way I didn’t know about you before! So much information in one video! Thank you !

[@reinasol8360]

Watched til the end keep making videos

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@reinasol8360 thank you so much!

[@rosemary6073]

That was great info! I feel more prepared now.

[@kimberlieblairpolhamus4721]

I just found your channel, and I love your content! Thank you!!!

[@candisfirchau3810]

You're so knowledgeable!!

[@plaidribbon]

this is SUCH a helpful video!!!

[@iantalmadge]

Great video 👍 long time since I been on your channel, not intentional just got lost in the algorithm I guess. I have no issues at all with your style, I personally go the opposite route with nemotodes and I use my oyster mushroom myscelium be the living network in my psuedo soil, kills everything microbial and my plants are thriviing like crazy indoors now on their second growing season less than 300 days from when they started 😊. Just saying how I do not how all must lol. Love the channel!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Hey I love to hear all the ways people find success. All of these raised beds have a layer of spent mushroom blocks at the base and I sprinkled mushroom blocks and mycorrhizal inoculant in all of the open in ground beds this season so also trying my hand at dominating the fungal environment.

[@jennifermontgomery24]

Thanks Vanessa! Great advise for our area 💚

[@ninjatraderengineer]

Thanks for the tips. - Dripping Springs, TX

[@lizac512]

🙂 I love your videos thank you for all of the great info. I do want to warn you about landscapers, they use roundup like crazy. 😳be careful using anything from those yards.

[@eloradanan1837]

Super helpful info. Thank you

[@MalluStyleMultiMedia]

👋 from Houston

[@deborahmarkland8570]

So glad I found you I live in marble falls area!

[@taraemerson2835]

I want to retire to Marble Falls. I’m a Texan in love with MF

[@GlitzyGeez]

I planted some garlic in November but I might plant some more in December as well.😊

[@jackiehorn3724]

Our climate is so difference here in the panhandle. Our winters can be harsh or mild. Yesterday morning on my way to get things for our new years dinner I had forgotten. The temp was 24 degrees. But I am wondering if beneficial nematodes might help us here. And last year a lot of new little holes appeared in my tiny backyard. Started seeing various types of lizards. And we had a lot of locusts and grasshoppers last summer. All I got from my garden were a few cherry tomatoes, got two salads for some potlucks. And three or four little Tabasco peppers. But we are hot , above 100 a lot in the summer and desert. I live on the rim of Palo Duro canyon. So a lot of work has to be done on the soil, and due to costs of water and how fast it evaporates here, you pretty much must have a well. Living in the city. My sister said her water bill went up so high after gardening season, that they are not even Planning on a vegetable garden this coming summer. And they are looking at more natural desert plants to put outside. But their HOA has strict rules that they have to have this natural grass front lawn and only certain varieties of grass are allowed. Good grief!!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@jackiehorn3724 yes I know you guys really get the worst of each extreme. Drought is a major issue here as well along with hard frosts that minimize the options for perennials. Irrigation is the only way someone in a drought area should be watering. Hand watering is extremely wasteful and slow drip can conserve water by almost 50% when done correctly and with lots of mulch and the correct varieties of plants. Beneficial Nematodes help pretty much everyone so they are worth trying! Texas native and maybe Oklahoma native perennials as anchor plants in your garden would be my first go to. Then trying different varieties of hybrids that are bred for resilience along with continued work on your soil texture. But I know, it's a lot!

[@emekasearthgems3376]

Thanks for sharing 💜

[@betitagtz]

Thank you for the video. Very informative! ❤🎉 😊 we are in San Antonio TX

[@inthekitchen8842]

Thank you! Im down here in the Hill Country near Fredericksburg. We have red soil. We have amended with horse manure, because we have horses.lol I'm going to try that Nematode spray!🎉

[@8arrows]

Add gypsum to ur clay. You will thank me later.

[@akmartinez419]

Thanks for the information! I’m in bell county and struggle to find info pertinent to this area. I grow blueberries, two have stuck around for a number of years but the other two don’t seem to like it down here. Going to try some of the tips, my poor grapes suffer a lot with insects.

[@dsws97]

I’m in coastal Texas, and planted carrots yesterday. I usually plant them November, but I’m running late this year.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

They may be a tad slow with the shorter days ahead but come late January they should take off for you!

[@GlitzyGeez]

New subscriber here. Thanks for the information. This will help me plan for my backyard garden in Atlanta

[@gperk929]

Ty!! I live in 9a S Louisiana and I started an LSU fig in a container from cutting last February. I have been afraid to transplant into the yard because I had a satsuma die and it traumatized me 😂 I'm going to try to get it in the ground. I also watched your strawberry video loved it. Have started my bare roots and already have new growth

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@gperk929 that's great to hear! Yea citrus and figs are wayyyy different on what they tolerate so you should be pretty safe but I understand the trauma!

[@doradean3097]

Hi! I'm in Houston. I have always put out my rooted fig cuttings after danger of hard freeze have passed, around April. Once the roots are developed, figs are generally pretty hardy from the cold. I have protected them with thick card board boxes and large canvas blankets as we've had several hard freezes in the past and the branches have suffered. Speaking of which, we maybe having one big vortex coming from the north around end of next week, so don't put it out just yet. But typically, if a developed roots were heavily mulched, they easily survive the cold. Do select the sunniest spot to plant your fig as the amount of sun do determine how much fruit you would get, more sun the better. I had two figs cuttings from the same tree, planted side by side along my driveway. One was in full sun all day, and one would get partial shade parts of the day, noticed the one in full sun all day had much more fruit production than the one right next to it. Although both trees were similar in sizes as far as branch growth goes, there was an obvious difference in fruit production year after year. Ideal location would be a sunny spot that won't be shaded by other trees or the house next to a west side fence so it gets some protection from the occasional north westernly winds during winter and spring.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@doradean3097 yes great advice!

[@gperk929]

@@doradean3097 ty!!!

[@2006marsha]

I’m in 8b and I have a lemon tree in the ground and the ones in pots stay in my greenhouse over winter. I am in Southwest Tx. Our coldest climate can get down to 27 degrees but that’s only a couple nights. Normally we stay in the above 32

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@2006marsha I'm technically 9a but I get to 15 degrees every year so it's not worth it to plant citrus in the ground.

[@rcgkreations]

Great information

[@faithsrvtrip8768]

I'm in Texarkana and had to turn on the A/C yesterday! Outside temp was 82 degrees and I heard crickets last night! This is my 5th winter in Texas and I hafta say this is unusual.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@faithsrvtrip8768 this is my 32nd winter in TX and you are correct, it is unusual! I heard crickets too a couple nights ago. It's hot and humid here all of a sudden. 😅 We were just in Texarkana for Thanksgiving and it froze ! Wild times

[@faithsrvtrip8768]

@@fromthegardenchannel Yes ma'am it's a lil bit different this year. I'm happy my water pump ain't froze. Supposed to get below freezing on Friday tho. I'm looking for land to make this my home and growing stuff here is waaaaaay different than from the wet side of Washington state, Pacific NW. Whew! I gotta lot to learn! But my retirement plan is to grow old diggin in da dirt and cooking and feeding people I love!

[@sislertx]

Oddly my onion seeds have not thrived...luckily i got some starts from hoss too..never had any bulb for me whichnisnwhy i start from seeds...must be short day tho!!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@sislertx honestly starting onions from seed has been very difficult for me!

[@clarabellum]

I put down beneficial nematodes every other year. Game changer!!!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@clarabellum yup!

[@lanaturner-profit7052]

Great info😊

[@aunttriciaattic]

Thanks for your video

[@ITNJ0303]

Hey, I live in Round Rock as well.

[@DanMasters]

Me too.

[@sheilagilleland4312]

I planted my garlic about a month or so again.

[@mariegarcia3560]

Thank you for the video 🦋🫶🦋 Do you recommend a place or resource for getting seeds? Thank you!

[@dirtyd1398]

Live in Round Rock, we have clay soil as well. I have been getting the free mulch from the city, covering my yard in about 3 inches of it and letting it be for a year to 2, will amend the soil to make it better. I have a pretty windy yard as well. I have been using the free mulch from the city for my gardens. I would love it if you could come by and give me some tips on how i can grow better :)

[@user-gv2hd8ck1p]

Hi, great video, thanks for sharing your insights. Will the beneficial nematodes get rid of grasshoppers as well as grubs? My sweet potato crop was destroyed by something this year. I live in Plano. Thanks!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@user-gv2hd8ck1p if you're curious about the specific list of what the different strains of beneficial Nematodes can cover go pop over to naturesgoodguys.com because they have lists! It definitely reduced my grubs and can help with wire worms and cut worms etc so most likely yes. But grasshoppers are a totally different story

[@sightline4004]

Blueberries actually just need iron, there was a study that came out about it. Maybe look it up and test to see if it works (tl;dr plant grass next to the blueberries)

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@sightline4004 I'll check it out but I would never plant blueberries in ground still with my clay soil. They do just fine in pots so I'm happy to have them potted. But maybe a test is in order in the future 🧐

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@sightline4004 do you grow blueberries successfully in ground with just iron as a supplement here in TX?

[@sightline4004]

@@fromthegardenchannel I was going to try this year but I was out of the country for 6 months (military). I'll try next year for sure. I live out in Weatherford FYI.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@sightline4004 please update me if you can I would love to here how it goes! When I own property I may try it. But we rent for now so I'm sticking with containers for the immediate future.

[@sightline4004]

@@fromthegardenchannel I will, I'll create a timelapse of it with one of the cheapo cameras I have laying around.

[@shirleyk623]

Thanks for the great advice. I'm hoping that you are feeling better, you sound great. I really like your videos because you don't say 'um' in every sentence. That makes me not want to watch those content makers, infact I have stopped watching them. I'm redoing my garden and converting the 5 gallon buckets to grow bags. The buckets are becoming sundried and breaking. My garlic and carrots are in and doing great. I'm getting everything ready for the spring here in Florida.

[@8arrows]

I recommend adding gypsum to clay soil. You won’t regret it.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@8arrows already do!

[@carolmoline6490]

I have beautiful kale right now

[@1RodeoMom]

New Subscriber....Hello neighbor, we are also NW of Austin we started a garden two yrs ago and it has done wonders being able to can, freeze and freeze dry our harvest. We plan on moving further north to the Florence area and 10 acres so are in flux for our garden this fall. I may end of planting in spring if we don't get our home sold and moved yet. I am keeping some herbs over winter and my strawberry plants in grow towers.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@1RodeoMom howdy! 🤠

[@miguelofthehillcount]

Just found your channel. We might be neighbors. (Cedar Park?) Loved your video!

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@miguelofthehillcount haha, yup!

[@MrSymbolic7]

It's so warm on the Coast that 95 % of my Cilontro never germinated , my plants should be 20 " tall by now , but the few that did germinate are just sprouts maybe 2" and my Blackberry vines basically skipped the fall production !

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@MrSymbolic7 ugh that's frustrating but I'm not surprised about the cilantro. Even mine should be bigger by now and some of my sprouting broccoli actually started to bolt! Gotta roll with the punch I guess but man it can be frustrating!

[@doradean3097]

Try soaking the seeds in water and put them in the refrigerator for several days to trick them into sprouting.

[@aimeetorres323]

Thank you for the video! I’m in northwest Texas, what do you recommend doing for beds with plants in them when we get those super deep freezes where it’s like -20 for a couple days (or a month like in 2021)? Is there anything that can be done to save the veg when that happens? I want to plant a couple things even though it’s kinda late but not sure if it’s worth it.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@aimeetorres323 at that point not much survives but carrots and spinach but it's important to make sure you mulch and wrap your perennials heavily if that happens!

[@tammiedyer3225]

You can put your seeds in your freezer for stratification before you plant

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@tammiedyer3225 yup totally. This video was already pushing 20 minutes so it's simply touching points on things to do but I'll have a true seed starting video up here soon with info on manual stratification etc.

[@tammiedyer3225]

@ Starting a new garden this winter for spring (hopefully) in Sandy dead soil that doesn’t even grow weeds or coastal Bermuda well. East Texas, zone 8.

[@TheDeloreana]

I tried to plant green onion from seed but never came out. Then I started to plant the onion roots that I cut, which I got from the market instead of throwing them. I have a couple of onions that keep growing in the garden more than 3 years. I just cut them. They regrow. Celery is kind of the same. They just died after giving some more stalks and leaves. I always did it in summer. I will try again in winter this time. And thanks for the video, especially citrus and fruit trees.

[@phillipriggs3375]

I am in Lampasas on top of a limestone hill covered with Juniper Cedar and trying to keep bees for AG, recommend to plant?

[@lesjaustin]

Manor here. What is your opinion on using live oak leaves in mulch or compost? Love the spin trim in the trash can idea.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@lesjaustin I haven't had any issues with oak leaves and tannins from them but they take a lot longer to break down. So I always try to chop them as fine as I can when I'm using them

[@michellerenee1487]

What would you plant around the base of fig trees (something that can’t take the Texas heat, but would maybe be a great winter plant?). I started a food forest on a couple of feet of clay over limestone. 9a north bosque county. We will see what happens!!

[@SP-cz1mw]

Amazing information. The timing for your video was amazing. Have you ever used "Monterey Nematode Control"? I have issues with root knot nematodes. Its claim is organic, but I want to know your opinion. Thanks

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yes so I'm actually working on a video that is all about what I've done and what I'm doing to deal with the nematode issue as a comprehensive breakdown. My nematodes issue was so bad I couldn't get even 1 tomato to set fruit so I opted to try the Monterrey nematodes control after I scraped out all of my raised beds. Then I solarized for a bit and then rebuilt, added in mustard meal and let things sit for a few weeks. Layered in a lot of mushroom blocks and now I'm rotating in cover crops. I was a bit torn on using the Monterrey but it seems to have not hurt anything in my soil so far.

[@SP-cz1mw]

​@fromthegardenchannel Thank you same here. It's so bad that I couldnt grow anything in TX for full summer or fall zero😢. After having amazing harvest early spring.

[@miasgirls3]

❤❤❤

[@GoldieJoRv]

Where did you get the blueberry trees?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@GoldieJoRv from HEB

[@GoldieJoRv]

Thank you

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@GoldieJoRv I have found the sunshine variety at burpee outside of the small season HEB had them

[@GoldieJoRv]

@@fromthegardenchannel I will go look tomorrow thanks

[@GDoan-co3ug]

Will the cover crops hurt the good nematodes?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@GDoan-co3ug any strong biofumigant couple slightly disrupt the ecosystem but overall the other benefits of a cover crops like protecting the soil, increasing organic matter etc will foster an environment that good nematodes and microbes will want to live in

[@Ducttapeanddenim]

Did you share an affiliate link for the rye and mustard? I’d love to try that. Is it too late to plant now?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

I don't have an affiliate link but I appreciate you asking. Grosshoss.com is where you'll find the cover crops. They have winter and summer options and no it's not too late to sow winter ones! I sowed some as late as early Feb last year

[@lezliesecundaGLP-RD]

I live in southeast Texas and have wild onions growing on all my 5 acres. The one thing I am allergic to Onions! of course. Can I do anything to get rid of them?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

I have not had this specific issue so I'm not entirely sure what would need to happen to get rid of them entirely but maybe someone can see your comment and chime in!

[@Milkhoney23]

With respect, why do you want to get rid of them?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@Milkhoney23 they say they are allergic to them?

[@Milkhoney23]

​@@fromthegardenchanneli thought that meant allergic if they eat them...

[@sheilagilleland4312]

I live in north Texas, Wichita Falls area, I’m moving into a new home that has never had anything done to the soil seriously in the middle of a pasture. Should I go ahead and plant a cover crop everywhere now? I’m not sure where the garden is going to be, but I do know I’ll have raised beds. But I bet the whole area needs help.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@sheilagilleland4312 yup that's exactly what I would do. Plant a large cover crop and just start building up the soil now whether you go with raised beds or something else in the near future!

[@rubyrainsong]

Actually the growing season south of Austin is ONLY winter gardening lately. I have luck with green onions, lettuces, cabbage and carrots. If you have any other suggestions please tell me. My summer gardening has failed the past 2 years due to drought, extreme early heat and pests. Winter gardening is the only way. I wont even try in the spring again.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Having irrigation and shade cloth makes massive difference in the garden. But also learning to grow more heat tolerant varieties of things like noodle beans, Chinese eggplants, hybrid tomatoes, smaller pepper varieties or hybrid varieties, okra, quick to maturity varieties of everything, zinnias, amaranth, gomphrena, cosmos for flowers, bolted basils for filler and pollinators, sunflowers all season long, Seminole pumpkin from Florida to withstand SVB and the heat, melons do well in the heat if you let them sprawl and smaller melons get to maturity faster like the sakata melon. It's very possible but you need to adapt your approach

[@Organickitchengardenonterrace]

Thank for new information ma'am.❤❤ Your new friend Please stay connected 😊❤️🙏

[@Fulltimer]

Dixondale Farms for onions plants.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yup dixondale is the main place I order from every year and our local feed stores also get them from there. But I switched it up this year so that I could review Hoss on their live plants because I have a large audience and that is helpful information for them to know 😊

[@CheezNrice4u]

I’m in Leander, and I sow crimson clover every year and it never takes, are you sowing it in December?

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yes the shot in this video was me sowing in December and it took awhile to really pop up. By late January I had shoots and by late Feb I had some early blooms.

[@thedirtygardener]

Has anyone had luck using magnolia leaves for mulch? They’re really thick so obviously, I would need to break them up. But I’m wondering if it’s worth the effort since they may not break down in time. My neighbor’s tree drops its leaves all over my garden so I’m constantly having to rake them.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@thedirtygardener I've wondered this myself!

[@thedirtygardener]

@ guess I need to get out that WORX blower/sucker/mulcher and find out. #impulsebuy 😆

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@thedirtygardener hahaha ok but I have desperately wanted a mulching leaf blower/sucker for years now!

[@OG-Ma]

Can you spray nematodes all over your backyard on grass to get rid of those pesky fire ants ? 🐜 I just moved from the state of Colorado to west Texas , and yes I Love it here!!! 🤠

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Yup that's what I've done multiple times and it works great!

[@composthog4332]

New subscriber here. Loving your content, but take umbrage about your comment about if their yard looks like crap... I live in Dallas where few seem to care about water shortages, wildlife, and native plants. In this area, landscapers aren't really interested in plants or perennials. They want to plant as many annuals, limb up as many trees and use as many chemicals as possible. They've even started topping enormous trees that were healthy. It's all about the money. People who practice benign neglect? I think they are wonderful in comparison. Their trees still look like trees instead of some Dr Seuss version of a tree. Anyway, I'm a vegetable Gardener and a perennial Gardener and yes I put in some annuals but my trees still look like trees. Anyway the safest leaves are from the people who do the least in my opinion. Are other cities paying people to ruin their trees? 😭😭😭😭😭 And thank you so much for mentioning the native pollinators and the need for the leaves for overwintering! ❤

[@fromthegardenchannel]

@@composthog4332 I think you misunderstood me when I said ' looks like crap'. To us dirt nerds, dormant native perennials, layers of leaves and dead wildflowers that harbor native insects are a good thing. But to the average suburban lawn obsessed person that looks messy and 'like crap'. Hence me saying those people's yards are usually safer to gather leaves from if they are ok with giving up their leaves. If an elderly person still has someone maintaining a large section of perennials in their yard I'm happy to ask them questions about what they use and in my experience they are very aware and involved in what's going on. The less lawn they have typically the more Involved they are. I appreciate you being here and you will see through my videos that what you care about and what I care about are most likely the same thing!

[@composthog4332]

@@fromthegardenchannel Oh!! Now I understand 😁 I definitely could tell that you are a kindred spirit. Guess it's just a touchy subject for me personally because Dallas area hardly has any dirt nerds! Love the term. Feel like I have to explain myself on a regular basis. Someone was trying to insult me once and said my yard looked like I should move to Austin. Ha I do try to conform a bit in the front but the back is overly lush. Been enjoying your videos all day. Planted some garlic and I know I'm too late but I followed your guidance in the other ways. Thanks SO much and happy gardening! 😍

[@mjk9388]

Does anyone here have experience on when to plant Sorrel here in Texas? I live in San Antonio and I can't seem to get it to grow from seed in the early spring when the seed packet says to plant it.

[@fromthegardenchannel]

I do. Right now you can sow it. It's frost tolerant and does well in cooler temps. But if your seeds are older then germ rate will drop drastically for some leafy greens specifically lettuces. Although sorrel is in the buckwheat family technically.

[@mjk9388]

@@fromthegardenchannel Thank you! I started some seeds about a month ago and they germinated, but just haven't grown very large - staying about 1-2 inches tall.

[@sheilagilleland4312]

I Guess I never heard about the nematodes 😳

[@carriejohnson7757]

👋🏽❤️👍🏽

[@BreezyByTheSea63]

Please come take my leaves! I have a huge oak tree in the front. It drowns everything in leaves!!! I live in the DFW area. My grass looks like crap because the leaves kill it.

[@mollyh.7694]

I’m fighting cutter ants! Send help lol

[@fromthegardenchannel]

Oh yea I had them bad in a couple beds a few years ago. They loved my potato leaves 😭 I can't say definitively that the beneficial Nematodes stopped them but hey they're gone 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Billbarker57]

Diatomaceous earth will kill any ant that walks through it and doesn’t get a bath within an hour or five. You can surround the attacked plants, or just cover the ant pile. Ant pile uses less, but this stuff is cheap and harmless, more or less. Don’t inhale it.

[@Cwbyupdfw]

I live in North East Texas north of Tyler and the Leaf Cutters are horrible around me. I use Taurus SC against them. It works GREAT!!! It is actually made to use on termites but also works on the Leaf Cutters. I spray a bit into their mound holes and boom, they are history. First time I used it I did not see them for 2 years. Then a few popped up again, used again and I have not seen any in almost 4 years since. Just beware…. It is not cheap! But it goes a long way. You can also go online if you can’t find it in your local stores.