Texas Gardening: Why did my Crape Myrtle change colors?, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
TX soil is tough stuff, but, you should see the stuff they have to deal with in the desert SW. I lived in LasVegas for a year and the soil there was either pure sand (no organic material) or clay that was as solid as concrete, wet or dry. And there is no place to get compost, except to have it shipped in from out of state (very expensive).

I lived in Austin for 13 yrs and did lots of gardening jobs. The black clay that is so common was tough, but, you can grow many varieties of plants.

Mine I moved to Florida I couldn't believe how easy it was to dig a hole. You just put your shovel in the ground, pop out the soil and plant. Takes very little time here to plant. What a joy for a old guy.