Ive got brussels sprouts and brocolli about 3 inches high in the rasied beds my onion (stalks?) are huge they havent bulbed yet. I have hot pepper seeds starting to germinate inside.

Its funny, the plants that I start from seeds are like my babies...(dear gay/not gay)

yep, got frost too. Both my tomato plants are gone.

Need a lil help starting my garden.. My house faces north and south.. Im looking to do a large gargen box on the west side on my house and one on the east side.. Wanting to do tomatos, peppers and squash.. Do yall think that the east and west side will work?

It should work fine. I've read that you need 6 hours of sun.

Anyone close to Irving have any plants ready to go into the ground?

Troy,

I would try it and see what happens. I'd see how much sunlight each side receives and plan/plant accordingly.

Payne know of anyone selling plants ready to go?

Home Depot has them in this area.

I know the feeling. I was hanging an extra light this weekend and dropped a piece of chain on one of my zucc plants. I was devestated

I would rather give my money to a local nursery or feed store then the big box conglomerates.

I'm in Briscoe country. I got mine a Fort Bend feed.

Why not take the time and grow your own Bill?

Good setup East.

I have all the time in the world, but but don't want to risk losing them when I grow my ow. Thus, I tend to put them out later. It's like losing my babies, versus losing $10.

I like to get the first ripe tomatoes in my subdivision. I had the first ones on this forum last year. The guy who only lost 2 could cover them, but I can't do that to 24. I plan to dig them up if I get a for sure frost warning.

Tell me more about this fertilizer

A fish under every plant.

Bill, what keeps critters from digging them up?

You plant them deep so no smell, it's an old Indian trick. Basically a natural slow release fertilizer.

How deep is "deep"? Critters have good noses for smelling rotting fish.

How big is the fish?

If I caught it, it's likely pretty small.

NOW this thread is good!!

I'm hooked!

Fish was a joke. I dug up mt tomatoes today. It took ten minutes. It would take that long to cover them. Freeze coming Saturday night.

Seems like a lot of stress to the root system, why don't you wait till the last average frost date?

Let's see who has the first ripe tomatoes. You are farther south but I think I beat you last year.