Comments on: I Love Fall Gardening

By: Indoor Gardening

Indoor Gardening — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:54:35 +0000

That was a great post. I will have to bookmark this site so I can read it later.

By: carol

carol — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:21:26 +0000

Hey Annie, I find vegetable gardening in Central Texas a challenge at any time of the year, but I have had my best luck in the fall. Peppers definitely do best in the fall as long as the days remain warm.

I assure you there are parts of my garden that I am not featuring in photos that look pretty crappy at the moment . But, that is what weekends are for!

Take care. Carol

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:44:09 +0000

This post is making me regret not planting some sort of fall crop – the tomatoes and peppers were such flops that I lost momentum. Your garden looks good, and like Dawn, I’m intrigued by the small zinnias.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: carol

carol — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:13:56 +0000

mss – very cool! Mine have been flowering for several weeks, but still no fruit setting yet. I fertilized last weekend in hopes of stimulating some fruit production. Keep me posted on how your plants are doing.

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:33:49 +0000

Update: my summer squash started flowering today. Yippee!

By: carol

carol — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:14:14 +0000

Hi Dawn.

I am definitely sold on these dwarf zinnias for our area. I’ve had much better luck keeping them looking nice for long periods of time than I have had with the non-dwarf type.

I’ll keep you posted on the progress with the veggie garden. I’ll keep pulling stuff out and adding new stuff until December, so many changes will be occurring.

Good thing about my job is that I work exclusively from home, so I can maximize the time I spend on gardening and landscaping.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:28:11 +0000

I love your dwarf zinnias. It’s nice to find flowers that do well here and attract the butterflies. Good luck with your veggies and your full-time job.

By: carol

carol — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:10:23 +0000

Yes. Fall is the the best. I just cover the tender plants when the temperatures get below 40, and with luck I will have tomatoes and peppers well into December.

I’m trying butternut, golden zucchini, and spaghetti squash this fall. We’ll see how it goes.

Enjoy!!

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:24:53 +0000

I just started some summer squash and bush beans a couple of weeks ago and hoped it wasn’t going to be to late. I’ve never grown either in my fall garden before but it looks like it might be a hotter than average fall here in Central Texas. My squash isn’t blooming yet but yours look encouraging so I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

And you’ve reminded me that I need to get on with the broccoli and chard. Happy fall gardening…it’s our best season, isn’t it?