Gardening in South Texas

In this updated 2nd edition of Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, you'll find much-needed advice and practical tips on growing an edible garden, no matter which part of The Lone Star State you call home.

Inside, you'll find detailed profiles of over 60 edible plants that thrive in Texas's distinctive growing conditions, including favorites like cantaloupe, tomatoes, collards, summer squash, okra, and pomegranates. In addition to vegetables and fruits, also featured are popular herbs and even edible nuts. Helpful charts and planting graphs keep you on track, while the garden maintenance tips found throughout ensure a lush, productive, and high-yielding garden. Regardless of whether you're a first-time grower or an experienced Master Gardener, the modern varieties and well-researched gardening information found here will have you going from seed to harvest with confidence and know-how.

Expert gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner shares all the information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about soil and sun to tips on fertilizing, mulching, and watering.

Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a month-by-month planner takes you from January through December. Profiles of popular edibles explain exactly how to plant, care for, and harvest your bounty. Whether your garden grows in the ground, on a balcony, or in containers on a sunny patio, this is your guide to grow-your-own success. Your backyard bounty awaits!

Garden style -- Assessing your space -- Finding space -- Building your garden -- Planning your garden -- Getting dirty -- Sowing and growing -- Keeping plants healthy -- Making the most of limited space -- Harvesting and preparing for next year

Herbs offer flavor to your cooking, appealing scents for your garden, and simple remedies for your health.

Herbs for Texas zeroes in on nearly 150 herbs suited to Texas and Southwestern gardens. It offers detailed information about each plant's possible uses in your landscaping, cooking and medicine chest. The authors even include the occasional recipe!

No longer content with separating the plants they grow to eat and the plants they grow for beauty, gardeners are discovering the pleasures of incorporating both edibles and ornamentals into their home landscapes.

Bartley's friendly advice gives gardeners the tools they need to build and maintain a kitchen garden. Readers will learn how to plant, grow, and harvest the best vegetables, fruits, greens, and herbs for every season. They'll also find seasonal recipes that celebrate the best of the harvest, monthly garden chores, eight sample garden designs, and information on using cut flowers for decoration.

Why a kitchen garden? What about a garnish garden? Or maybe a salad lover’s garden? Ogden instructs readers in multiple different types of gardens that can supply your kitchen’s needs.

Bennett & Bittner aim to guide homeowners in incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive garden design, one that doesn't look like a miniature farm.

The diverse geography of Texas overflows with edible plant species. From elderberry to amaranth and dandelion to cactus, Foraging Texas guides you to 92 edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the state. This valuable reference guide will help you identify and appreciate the wild bounty of the Lone Star State.Foraging Texas provides all of the information you need about wild foods in the state:·Detailed descriptions and full-color photos of edible plants ·Tips on finding, preparing, and using foraged foods·Recipes suitable for the trail and at home·Botanical terms and diagrams complete with an illustrated bibliography·Distribution maps for every plant

For those who already have experience getting their hands dirty in the garden, this handbook will help them refine their gardening skills and cultivate gourmet quality food. The book also fills in the blanks that exist between growing food in the garden and using it in the kitchen with guides to 50 of the best-loved, tastiest vegetables, herbs, and small fruits. The guides give readers easy-to-follow planting and growing information, specific instructions for harvesting all the edible parts of the plant, advice on storing food in a way that maximizes flavor, basic preparation techniques, and recipes. The recipes at the end of each guide help readers explore the foods they grow and demonstrate how to use unusual foods, like radish greens, garlic scapes, and green coriander seeds.