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What Are August Garden Tasks for North Texas?
The hot summer temps have finally made an appearance—so this month, it's all about surviving the heat, and making sure your garden continues to thrive, as we prepare for the season ahead. Let's look at late-season color for the garden, sowing seeds for the cool-season ahead, and watering tips for your lawn.
What Are August Garden Tasks?
The hot summer temps have finally made an appearance—so this month, it's all about surviving the heat, and making sure your garden continues to thrive, as we prepare for the season ahead. Let's look at late-season color for the garden, sowing seeds for the cool-season ahead, and watering tips for your lawn.
What Are July Garden Tasks For North Texas?
Summer has arrived, bringing with it average daily high temps between 91°F to 96°F. But don't despair, there is still much to do in the garden this month: protect your plant investments from sun and heat, water smart, and check in on veggie harvests often.
Soil: The Power Beneath Our Feet
If you’ve ever wondered why some gardens look vibrant and effortless with lush roses, happy herbs, thriving shrubs—the secret isn’t magic, luck, or expensive products. It’s the soil. More specifically: living soil.
Beneath every healthy plant is an entire hidden community of tiny workers, bacteria, fungi, earthworms, and countless microscopic organisms teaming up to build strong roots, deliver nutrients, and hold moisture right where plants need it. When we garden organically, we’re not just feeding plants, we’re feeding the whole underground community that supports them.
Beneath every healthy plant is an entire hidden community of tiny workers, bacteria, fungi, earthworms, and countless microscopic organisms teaming up to build strong roots, deliver nutrients, and hold moisture right where plants need it. When we garden organically, we’re not just feeding plants, we’re feeding the whole underground community that supports them.
What Are July Garden Tasks?
Summer has arrived and in Sacramento, July is the hottest month of the year, bringing average daily high temps between 93°F to 94°F. But don't despair, there is still much to do in the garden this month: protect your plant investments from sun and heat, water smart, and check in on veggie harvests often.
Drip Irrigation 1-2-3
Drip irrigation is one of the most efficient ways to water plants—and this is especially true with heavy clay soils that are prevalent in the North Texas region. Clay can’t absorb large amounts of water quickly, so overhead watering often leads to runoff, wasted water, and moisture that never reaches the root zone. Drip irrigation solves this by delivering water slowly and steadily, giving the soil time to absorb it, allowing plant roots to take it up efficiently.
The Key To An Efficient Drip System
Where you place emitters—and how many you use—matters just as much as having a drip system in the first place. Proper placement ensures water actually reaches the roots, not just the surface soil. Read on for the simplest way to get it right.
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