Gardening Basics TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANTING A

Gardening Basics TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANTING A plant hardiness zone map helps determine what plants can grow in which areas, based on average low winter temperatures. Texas is in plant hardiness zone 8 a. Sub-climate within a main, general climate Microclimate factors include moisture, drainage, shade, sun, protection, and temperature Microclimates at Home Days to maturity: time it takes a plant to produce fruit Use as guideline: Transplanting-begin counting days when transplanted outside. Direct seeding-begin counting when seed is planted outside. Sources: USDA (2020). Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Retrieved from https: //bit. ly/2 ZLjp. JE. The Spruce (2019). What “Days to Maturity” Means for Your Plants. Retrieved from https: //bit. ly/2 ZOi 5 FE. Days to Harvest/ Maturity ntfb. org North Texas Food Bank 3677 Mapleshade Lane Plano, TX 75075

What to Plant this Season SPRING Feb 1 -April 1 Feb 5 -May 1 Feb 10 -Feb 25 Feb 10 -March 1 Feb 10 -March 1 Feb 10 -March 5 Feb 10 -March 10 Feb 10 -April 1 Feb 15 -March 1 Feb 15 -March 1 Feb 15 -April 1 March 20 -April 20 March 20 -May 1 March 20 -May 1 March 25 -April 15 March 25 -May 1 March 25 -May 1 April 1 -April 20 April 1 -May 1 April 1 -May 20 April 5 -May 1 April 5 -June 1 April 15 -May 15 FALL Rutabaga Radish Leeks-Seed Beets Carrots Kohlrabi Seed Onion for scallions, sow current year Peas, English Pease, Edible Pod Onion transplants current year Parsley Lettuce, Leaf Lettuce, Cots or Romaine Lettuce, Butter-head Spinach Collards Asparagus Crowns Broccoli transplants Chinese Cabbage Cauliflower transplants Kohlrabi transplants Potato, Irish-seed pieces Mustard Beans, Snap Pole Beans, Lima Bush Beans Lima Pole Beans, Snap Bush Beans, Yellow Bush Beans, Pinto Corn, Sweet Cucumber, Pickling Cucumber, Slicing Tomatoes, large-fruited transplants Tomatoes, Paste transplants Tomatoes, Small fruited transplants Squash, Summer Pan-Type Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini Watermelon Pumpkin Pepper, Hot Pepper, Sweet Bell Pepper, Sweet Salad Peas, Southern Cantaloupe Eggplant Okra Potato, Sweet Slips June 15 -July 15 June 15 -July 15 June 15 -July 15 July 1 -August 10 July 15 -Aug 15 July 25 -Aug 10 Aug 1 -Aug 15 Aug 1 -Aug 15 Aug 1 -Aug 25 Aug 1 -Sept 1 Aug 1 -Sept 10 Aug 1 -Oct 15 Aug 10 -Sept 1 Aug 15 -Sept 5 Aug 15 -Sept 10 Aug 15 -Sept 15 Aug 20 -Sept 15 Aug 25 -Oct 15 Sept 1 -Sept 15 Sept 1 -Oct 1 Sept 1 -Nov 1 Eggplant seed Cantaloupe Watermelon Eggplant transplant Pepper, Hot Pepper, Sweet Bell Pepper, Sweet Salad Tomato, large fruited Tomato paste Tomato small fruited Peas, Southern Squash, winter Okra Pumpkin, small Potato, Irish seed pieces Beans, snap pole Broccoli-seed Brussels Sprouts seed Cabbage seed Cauliflower seed Corn Sweet Cucumber Prickling Cucumber Slicing Kohlrabi seed Squash summer Squash Pan type Squash Zucchini Beans, snap bush Beans, yellow bush Beans, pinto Chard, Swiss Collards Mustard Parsley Rutabaga Spinach Cabbage, Chinese Lettuce, head Carrot Lettuce Butterhead Lettuce Leaf Lettuce, or romaine Broccoli-transplants Brussels Sprouts-transplants Cabbage transplants Cauliflower transplants Greens Kale Turnip Beets Peas, English Peas, Edible, Podded Leeks Onion-seed-sow previous year for bulbs Radish Garlic Source: Texas A&M Agri. Life (2020). Retrieved from https: //bit. ly/2 SMo. Qqh. ntfb. org North Texas Food Bank 3677 Mapleshade Lane Plano, TX 75075

Gardening Basics FUNDAMENTALS FOR A HEALTHY GARDEN Water/ Irrigation Maintenance Be patient! Try anyways Site Selection Trial & Error Plant based on similar water needs Be sure to have working water source Sunlight Soil/ Fertilizer ntfb. org Soil test Add amendments (fertilizer, compost) North Texas Food Bank 3677 Mapleshade Lane Plano, TX 75075

How to Properly Watering is a simple task, but here are some tips to make your watering more efficient. 1. Put sprinkler head on a gentle watering mode. 2. Use a slow back and forth motion to go over plants 3 or 4 times to ensure deep watering all the way down to the roots. 3. To check if your plant is watered enough, stick your finger into the soil to make sure it’s wet up to the middle of your finger. Or continue watering until watering is coming out of the bottom of the pot. Remember, pots dry out faster than plants in the ground! 4. Water only the roots and not the leaves. This will help lower the chances of disease. ntfb. org North Texas Food Bank 3677 Mapleshade Lane Plano, TX 75075