![]() No need to apply pruning paint to other trees.Trees: DO NOT prune red oaks and live oaks unless damaged.Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Vegetable Planting Guides (Central Texas).Cantaloupe, okra, Southern peas, sweet potato slips, pumpkin, summer & winter squash, watermelon.Basil, catnip/catmint, oregano, thyme, rosemary, Mexican mint marigold, peppermint, lemongrass, lemon balm, lemon verbena, bay laurel.Top new containers with light layer of mulch to conserve water use decomposed granite, pea gravel or other grit for potted succulents.Clean up and replant containers-annuals, perennials, herbs, hibiscus, vegetables in larger containers.Ornamental (clumping) grasses like muhly and Mexican feather grass.Crinum lilies, cannas, caladiums, ginger.Perennials & vines: (shade them for a week or so).Annuals: zinnia, cosmos, sunflower, celosia, penta, periwinkle, gomphrena, portulaca and other “ice” plant succulents, Mexican sunflower, salvia coccinea.When you pull up the cilantro, it’ll be time to plant basil again! When it goes to seed in April or May, let them dry to use for coriander or to plant next year. Cilantro: Plant in basil’s space for its tangy leaves all winter.Parsley (plant Italian flat-leaf and curly from transplants).Mexican oregano should be pruned in late February to shape it and encourage new growth. In spring, cut back the marigold’s dead stalks. Mexican oregano may die back or remain evergreen, depending on location and the weather. Mexican mint marigold, Mexican oregano: Marigold mint marigold often dies back in the winter, but generally comes back. Okay to plant in fall with winter protection Again, if you plant this fall, be prepared to cover when it gets really cold. Best planted in spring so they have a full season to get established before next winter. Rosemary : Generally the upright varieties are hardy to 10 degrees the prostrate are hardy to 20 degrees. Producer note: for years I kept mine in its big terra cotta pot near the house and covered it with row cover and/or heavy blankets in hard freezes. If you want to get one in fall, keep it indoors in winter or another protected spot and put it out the following spring. We even do some spa treatments at Lake Austin Spa with it.īut it’s very tender. It’s great for cooking, marinating, and flavoring the water for boiling rice. Thai lime (makroot): I use the leaves in many ways. ![]() Scented geranium: Keep in a protected space in winter. For ones currently in the ground: in spring, but back the dead growth and usually it will spring right back out. If you get it now, keep it in a container in a protected space. Lemon verbena: Best started in spring, since it’s not always winter hardy. It appreciates some afternoon shade and a bit more water than other herbs. Pineapple sage: A wonderful fall-blooming plant, best planted in spring, since it’s iffy about returning in spring. ![]() You may want to keep the lemongrass in a garage or greenhouse over the winter. Be prepared to cover them in cold weather. If you want to plant them in fall, get a 1-gallon or 5-gallon container so it has a better root system. Best to plant in spring can be planted in fall with protectionīasil: This tropical will freeze outdoors, but you can put it in a container and bring indoors to a sunny window or to a greenhouse and have fresh basil to snip all winter.īay laurel, lemon grass: Bay laurel is very hardy outside, but it and the lemongrass prefer to be planted in spring.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |