Texas Gardening: Too late to start seeds?, 1 by 4xthefun

4xthefun wrote:
Oh my goodness, I haven't checked the site in a while.

Anyway, all the squash/melon like plants and okra started from seed very well. The corn did good. All the those I sowed directly outside in my soil.

I started currant tomatoes in peat pots and then planted outside. That did well too. Oh and some decent radishes!

They all grew fantastic....at first. Then the bugs came followed by the birds and the squirrels and then more bugs. When the bugs had their fill the humidity made it perfect for mold, mildew and other fungusy like diseases. I tried all the natural remedies, then I moved on to the chemical stuff. I lost the fight. It has been a discouraging year! I think I even called my mom (Dovey) once or twice nearly in tears over the loss of this or that baby plant or nearly ready corn.

I give up on vegetables, for now! I am going to turn my beds into herbs, roses and other pretty things. I will try the veggies in my earthboxes but even those were a flop for me. I must not have inherited my mom's green thumb. On the bright side, I have the fattest bugs and healthiest squirrels in the neighborhood!

Laura