Pepper plants

  Sometimes I grow plants and don’t remember what I planted. After cooking - I always save the seeds and try to grow plants from them. Sometimes, I actually have luck at it. 

RIGHT NOW in August is the time to plan,  plant and start your Fall garden!  It’s too hot to plant cool weather crops but it’s the right time to start a lot of them indoors so they’ll be ready to plant in September when things (hopefully) cool down and the rains return. 

This just in from Austin Organic Gardeners:

We just passed the New Moon phase and are now approaching the First Quarter and are in Waxing Crescent. During the waxing of the moon (the period extending from the day the moon is new to the day it reaches its fullest point), the moon pulls moisture upwards. Seeds do well during this time because moisture is available at the surface of the soil. 

Fall is a great time for planting veggies in Central Texas and now is the time to get things started if you are planting leafy greens from seed both outdoors and indoors. 

SEED OUTDOORS 

Arugula

Kohlrabi

Lettuce (Head, Loose Leaf, Romaine, Summer Crisp, ) 

Mustard 

Swiss Chard

SEED INDOORS

In Central Texas you can start your brassica seeds indoors in late summer and set them in the garden in autumn for winter harvest. Many of these crops need 120 days to harvest and this gives them a tolerable soil temperature indoors to get a head start. All of these crops can also thrive and do well in frost. 

Broccoli

Brussel Sprouts 

Cabbage

Chinese Cabbage

Cauliflower

Collards

Kale

MORE IDEAS

Download the Texas A&M Extension Planting Chart at https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/VegPlantingGuideJan2015.pdf

See also: 

Austin Organic Gardeners: www.AustinOrganicGardeners.org

Links:

Food!