Spring Planting in Texas

4/4/2022 (Permalink)

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Spring has sprung! Now is a great time to start planting in Texas.  Make sure that the soil is in the upper 60’s to low 70’s and to plant before it gets too hot.  Here is our recommended list for spring planting.

Preparation

Make sure to prepare your soil with rich nutrients.  Soil loves compost and other organic materials.  You can finish it off with rotted barnyard manure.  If you can’t get your soil ready in time, consider building raised beds and just adding nutrient rich premade soil and manure. You can easily see if your soil is at the right moisture level by grabbing a handful and if it can be formed into a ball, then it’s too wet.  If it crumbles, then you are good to go.

Herbs

Oregano, peppermint, catnip, basil, lemon, verbena, lemon grass, fennel, lemon balm, horseradish, remarry and thyme

Vegetables

Tomatoes, snap beans, radishes, cucumbers, corn, lima beans, mustard, peppers, squash, watermelon, southern peas, okra, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, eggplant, pumpkin, black-eyed peas, pole or bush green beans, sweet corn, spinach and beets

Flowers

Mexican sunflowers, zinnias, celosias, cosmos, mealy blue sage, sky flowers, hibiscus, blue imperial and wildflowers

The spring is also a great time seed or plant a lawn as well as plant shrubs.  For a lawn make sure to mow it to prevent weeds seeding and to leave clippings on it unless it has weed seeds.  For shrubs, make sure to mulch and weed around to prepare them for warmer weather.

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