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July propagation

Hi everyone,

Here in South Central Texas, zone 8/9 it is really hot already. I am taking
cuttings of tomatoes for a fall crop, seeding more eggplant (they got off
to a slow start this year because of an unusually wet and cool spring),
brassicas, and annuals for fall color. In a week or so, I'll cut off most
of my tomatoes to about 15"-18" tall, weed, remulch, keep them watered and
hope they grow for the fall. In the herb garden, I'm taking cuttings of
thymes, basils, rosemary, mints to increase my garden, to dry, and to share
with others. I've also seeded a summer lettuce crop to be grown under shade
cloth. I'm saving seed from my favorite tomatoes and peppers too.

It's still too early for planting fall crops of melons, cukes, summer
squash and corn, but the perfect time to plant southern peas and dry beans.

And, that's what's doing in my South Central Texas garden. Happy summer, y'all!

Cindy Meredith, Texas, Z 8/9
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