Located in central TX USA. The photo is taken facing south and the area mostly gets afternoon sun (starting around 12:30/1PM and ending between 5-7PM depending on the season).

I'm close to a hose connection so watering is thankfully not an issue for potential plants, my main concern is that there isn't enough light due to the shade from the live oak trees and fence. I've successfully grown garlic, short and intermediate onions, beets, parsnips, radishes, and turnips in other parts of the garden that get more sun. If none of those are an option I am open to other suggestions that can be grown in a bag that's 7 gallons or smaller.

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I recently picked up some spent mushroom substrate (straw) as it was offered for free. Now I’m wondering how best to use it? Do I compost it? My only issue is that I don’t have the greens to match, and my little compost pile just recieved a load of browns recently. Do I mulch with it? I currently have a chip mulch in my garden but I’m open to layering the straw on top. Would an impending Canadian winter affect it negatively, or should I keep it bagged up until spring? Alternatively we have a berry patch that could always use mulch. It looks like I can grab another batch of this size if it’s worth doing. This is new for me, so any advice would be appreciated. TIA

Do you all remove summer crops that are still producing to make room for fall crops? I have a lot of zucchini and tomato plants still producing but want to start my fall crops. I’m hesitant to pull them, so please help! TIA

I’d like to use this part of my yard for a new vegetable garden. I plan on treating the soil with compost and fertilizer but I’m concerned with the abundance of weeds. What should I do to minimize the amount of weeds for spring time sowing?

I grew watermelon for the first time this year and I saved a bunch of seeds from the first fruit I harvested a few weeks ago. I plan to plant them in the spring. Then yesterday I picked another fruit off the same plan and it was about twice the size of the first one and had a much better flavor. I'm wondering if the seeds from this better fruit are of higher quality, and would they result in a better plant if planted? Do seeds vary within different fruits on the same plant? Or do all seeds from a plant pass on the same traits to their next plant?

Got these in my greenhouse in Denmark. Don't think they will get bigger. Just looks tasty 😋

Interplanting with fall-planted onions

I just planted a bunch of onions, shallots, and garlic (late-October, western CO) with the intent of overwintering them. But I honestly didn’t think enough about how long they’ll take into the spring/summer and how that will affect what I want to plant in those beds after.

So my question is, can I keep the onions, etc in the ground over the winter, then still plant brassicas in the spring, between the onions? The onions are spaced about 6 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. I’d probably have to thin them out a bit.

We have fairly mild winters and I was planning to cover them with a frost cover anyway, so maybe that will shorten the grow time?

Or should I dig them up now and plant them in the spring instead?

Oh the joys of learning!

Several days ago I posted a question on whether users hair garden or for a hobby or more for family sustenance. The responses are amazing, intriguing, and at least for me - inspiring.

Thanks to everyone who replied - I’m still going through all the responses. Period if you’d like a good read, scroll through and see what people are saying. It’s quite interesting.

TheChoices were either sustenance or hobby, and you’ll see most people provide answers way in the middle and on both ends- ( hobby may not have been the best choice of words). It’s a great read.

I’m sure you’ll find many answers that are well aligned with your thoughts on why you garden

https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetablegardening/s/2ipo0TwsGD

So my tomato plant looks like this, plenty of flowers but none turn to tomatoes. Well hydrated , putting in advised nutrients. This plant is in a hydroponic setting. Outside temp ranging from 22 to 32°C

I’m planning on doing some direct sows into raised beds next week (kale, carrots, broccoli to name a few), but there’s daily rain in the forecast now and I’m worried conditions will get too wet. I’m still a beginner, but should I be worried? It’s like, a 40-50% chance and I’m in zone 8b (Central Texas). Rain here is, unpredictable at best. TIA!

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Just recieve 5 asparagus roots that i want to plant in my raised garden. However, we already received our first frost. What are my options to keep these roots alive until spring? I placed them in water today but wasn't sure if i can still plant in this cooler weather. Zone 6

Hi, my Okra seedling wilted suddenly. It was doing good until now. The potting mix is soil and compost. I still have not added any fertilizer and have been watering whenever the soil is dry. Appreciate any help.

I've considered growing them because they're just overall very cute and interesting, what has stopped me from trying to grow them is that I have no clue what to do with them. I've heard that you can basically grow them anywhere which would be nice because the weather can be pretty unpredictable here. I'm in zone 6a. I think they're supposed to be pretty good for you and I'm on a quest to eat healthier. I've seen that they can be made into pickles and used in salads, but I can't imagine that's all you can do with them. Please share your favorite cucamelon uses and recipes! I'd love to give growing and eating them a try!

I am trying to grow microgreens for the maximum health benefits (without oxalates). Please let me know which of the following to exclude? I only want to grow the healthiest varieties:

• Alfalfa
• Arugula
• Broccoli
• Cilantro
• Cress
• Quinoa
• Peas
• Rapini
• Tat Soi
• Sesame

I'll be making the top into ravioli next weekend, don't worry.

Fairly happy with my crop from a 50 foot bed and very clay soil!

These poblabo peppers will be dehydrated and turned into ancho chilis to be used later for probably tamales. Other types of harvest to soon follow.