Beginner Gardening: Starting a Vegetable garden in OPPRESSIVE HEAT , 0 by Coons48

Coons48 wrote:
Dont worry to much about the heat!

I live in South Texas and we are getting 95 degree days this early. I have a garden patch that only gets 3 hours of sun and its doing great. I planted Tami G grape tomatoes and they are producing faster than my family and our neighbors can eat. Also have several peppers that are doing quite well.

I think the high UV allows 3 hours to be effective...Just a guess of course and the shade protects it from an all day hot sun...

So give it a shot, if you have an area around the house that receives a short amount of sun it worth a go at it, I did.

Also you can give the classic southern plant the Cowpea AKA black eyed pea a chance. They grow well in poor soil and take the heat...

This message was edited May 28, 2012 7:06 PM