Grow Great Vegetables in Texas

by Trisha Shirey

Overview

Get the Inside Dirt, Texas!

This ultimate local guide to growing vegetables and other edibles provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details across Texas. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and monthly lists explain what to do from January through December. In-depth profiles of nearly 50 edibles round out the information and help ensure a can’t-miss harvest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604699654
Publisher:	Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Series:	Grow Great Vegetables State-By-State
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	480,719
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Trisha Shirey spent over 35 years as a commercial landscape gardener in Austin, Texas. She was the head gardener at the Chancellor of the University of Texas System’s residence, the Bauer House. Later she spent 33 years as the director of flora and fauna at Lake Austin Spa Resort in Austin, TX, and was the designer of their award-winning organic herb and vegetable gardens and organic orchard. She was featured on the KLRU-TV program Central Texas Gardener, and is an active speaker on organic gardening, native plants, wildflowers, xeriscaping, and natural pest control. Now retired, Trisha is starting a new garden project on a large property that is a blank canvas. Deep, sandy, loam soil with lots of sun and no deer, rock squirrels, or root knot nematodes are a recipe for a future garden paradise. 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Preface 8

Part 1 Get Started 11

Texas: A Land of Extremes 13

Gardening 101 23

Garden Planning 39

Part 2 Get Planting 57

January Planning for the Year 59

February Gear Up 69

March Tomato Time 79

April Spring Is in Full Swing 89

May Beating the Bugs 97

June The Waterwise Garden 107

July The Heat Is On 119

August Dog Days 131

September The Promise of Fall 141

October Prepare for the Coming Cold 151

November A Time to Celebrate the Harvest 159

December Gifts of the Garden 169

Part 3 Edibles A to Z 179

Resources 236

Further Reading 238

Plant Hardiness Zones 240

Photography and Illustration Credits 241

Index 242

Editorial Reviews

Provides expert advice for the entry-level Texas gardener in a visually appealing and ease-to-read format.” —The Literary South

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