Growing Greens in Texas

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How to grow lettuce, arugula, Swiss chard, spinach, kale, collards, and mustard greens in Texas. Greens are really easy to grow and in Texas we have two growing seasons for greens. In the video I forgot to say that kale, collard greens and mustard greens are more cold hardy than lettuce, Swiss chard and spinach and so they don't need to be covered or protected when the temperature reaches 22 degrees or below or a light snow is expected. If heavy ice is expected then you might just cover them to keep the leaves from potentially being discolored by the ice. In the video you will notice that I planted the very cold-hardy plants outside of the cold frame.

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It got down in the mid-20s here in central Louisiana last night and I covered my mustard greens, green onions, lettuce and carrots with a thick blanket and put grass clippings from mowing around the edges to keep the wind chill out. Hopefully I can keep some mustard alive. I like nibbling on the raw leaves every day for medicinal reasons and cooking it when the leaves get big enough. I didn't cover my kale and it looks fine...covered in frost but alive and well. I try to keep something growing 24/7. 365 days a year. Nothing is better than home-grown vegetables. I ordered a free catalog from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and I can't wait to plant some of the stuff I saw in there. There's some really rare types of various veggie seeds in it...

I'm glad I found you, I just subscribed! I live in Fort Worth and can learn a lot from you...Thanks for the garden tour🙂

Do you direct sow the greens in the fall, or use transplants? If you use transplants, do you start them yourself or buy them from a local nursery? If you purchase them, where do you buy them from? I'm about 11 miles south of Denton, but virtually no nursery (including Calloways) carries any fall greens.

My first year growing greens and due to warm fall weather, my lettuce is still growing. Swiss chard was amazing in late summer (had trouble getting it started) and beets were very tasty in the spring. When I moved, the new tenant has a crop of fall beets LOL Glad to see the variety of stuff in your garden. I'm in zone 5-6 in Virginia

Very Nice. I am getting some great tips from you. Thanks so much, Also i had to look up experiential and makes sense. Thanks

What area of Texas are you in? Will you be doing what can grow in Summer? Our farmers markets usually close, but I want to see what i can plant. thanks

nice video good tips
bernie

I feel like I'm in class, you are so thorough! Excellent. I just moved to Texas from Michigan so I can take advantage of the growing seasons, thank you so much!

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