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Any advice for growing tomatoes in the Houston area. My plants are big, lots of flowers, but that's it.
thanks,

Sure, start very early and expect the worst.

The Davis mountains in Texas is the best place to grow tomatoes.

Cool nights and very low humidity.

You cant get that in Houston and that is your problem.

Start your plants in December and put them out in February at about 18 inches tall and you will do OK.

Don't plant types that don't produce well even in the best of climates as it will be a disappointment.


Worth

Aggiemom42,

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thanks for the reply Deer Park. I will try again in Feb. I think I also need to improve my soil.

aggiemom,

Suze and I are working on articles on growing tomatoes in S.E. Texas. We're kind of stalled on the design of the site right now, but the articles are mostly written. We'll post in the SETTFest forum and other places when it's ready to go.

I start seeds January 1st and plant tomatoes March 1-10th depending on overnight temps (forget the weather man, he's an idiot, check WUnderground.com) in well-amended soil.


Deer Park,

Good to hear from you! I hope the garden is coming back together and not too much damage from Ike. I hope I can do another visit in the spring. :)