Yep, sandy loam. I haven't done a soil test. I want beds so not sure I'm going to do one.

Yeah, I've never tested my raised beds. Was going to this year and never got around to it. It's pretty much pointless anyway. It's so manipulated every year that it's not constant. A compost nerd friend of mine convinced me to do a no till and just top my beds off with nothing but compost and rake it smooth this year. Which I did. It was really easy work. We'll see how it goes. I think it will be good. Got about a 1+" layer of compost on each bed.

There's a mushroom farm in Gonzales that sells its compost for 15$ a yard. I put it in my old garden and will do the same here.

I miss mushroom or any good compost. My nursey used to carry mushroom it in bulk. They switched to some garbage I'm pretty sure they are bringing in Living Earth basic compost. Meh.

Yeah, having the shroom farm is a blessing, I attribute it to my good clean living...

Derek I always grin when someone says Get around to it. Many years ago I went to a Zig Ziglar speech and when you walked in the door you were given a little cardboard disc and had to it printed on both sides. About halfway thru his 4 hour talk he said When you came in today you were given a round to it so now get on with it! That was 45 years ago but always stuck with me

You are not that far from Burleson. We have Sand and Gravel to Go who has a good mushroom compost and a even better mushroom grow blend mixed with peat and some other ingredients. They sell it by the yard so come get you a load, Give me a holler and I will buy you a beer!

Boy couple of nice days and everything is exploding!

Heck yea!!! Those look great. Mine were getting a bit droopy and I finally got them in the ground today. Hope mine explode like that in a few days.

Put mine out Feb 28 earliest I have ever So far the gamble is paying off

Added some old/rusted discarded water troughs (after drilling tons of holes in the bottom, of course)

Lol fredeboy. Man y’all are killing it - fredeboy, KRoyal, talkturkey. Great work! I feel a little embarrassed posting my sissy garden compared to what y’all got going on. But here I go. Planted last Sunday. Y’all keep up the great work and post updates.

Mine is too measly to photo right now but I'll post pics once I get my peppers and tomatoes planted, likely tonight.

Looks like a beautiful garden to me and thank you for all your expertise and help!!

X100 Derek has been a huge help to me. Really hope this cold weather gets out of here. Last 2 mornings have been pretty cold out.

Check the weather coming in first part of April, we have some more cold with precip coming down from Canada then and you all usually get something from it.
Nice gardens!
We get to plant in June.

Not seeing it in the long term forecast for my area. Actually the temps are looking perfect

Couple days ago I was pulling and boxing plants to give out. Found a scotch bonnet crammed in the back that had been getting no love. Gave it a good soak for about 30 minutes in a light T20 solution. 12 hours later it was back to normal. And with that the 2023 starter season is over. All but a couple I wanted to keep are gone.

What is this T20 solution you speak of?

Nothing special. T20 or T13 I mention is Triple 20-20-20 or 13-13-13. It's a 1-1-1 ratio. Tons of them out there and a lot of good ones. Best price and quality product that I've found is Winfield/Heritage. Their T20 at the price point is better than vs Peters/Jacks. And a very similar product.

https://heritageppg.com/products/gravity-s-20-20-20

So that comes to $2.15 a pound. Peters Pro about $3lb and Jacks Classic on Amazon or Calloways will run you about $12lb. Granted to get the savings you have to buy a 25lb bag. It stored properly it doesn't go bad/spoil and worth the savings.

Potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, lettuce, radishes, cabbage

Still gun shy about putting our tomatoes/peppers in the ground






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I haven't made a garden in a couple years but back when I did every year, I would usually start with onions, kale, leaf lettuce, carrots, and radishes. This year I only put onions in early.

When I did potatoes, I put them in during fall when the melons and some squash, etc. are on a second wind. I think I might go get some starters and try them in the wet end of the garden. I forgot how easy potatoes are and how much you get off them.



Today I put in two bell peppers, four tomatoes, and four jalapenos. All my herbs are in a different bed my wife maintains. All I wanted was home made salsa and so I'll be fine.

Some of you guy's are really rolling, I haven't even rounded up all my seed yet. I did manage to grow a garden full of crabgrass last year y'all would have been proud of!

This is basically what mine has been the last 2 years. First year was way too late and didn’t get anything. Last year I got about 6 jalapeños and 1 tomato. Hoping 3rd time is the charm this year lol.

Keep trying, it's not that hard. Live and learn.