Any tips on growing corn in central Texas? Is it even practical? I sowed some corn in February, and they only grew 3ft. and looks like I might have a few very small corn cobs. The last time I tried to grow corn was in Ohio, and used the 3 sisters method, which worked pretty well. But idk wtf to do in central Texas.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I tried, but I found gardening in general requires too much water here. Corn came out stunted and then died. Tomatoes, hot peppers, and roses seem to do well but that’s about it.

    • 31337OPEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      I had pretty good luck with cool season crops (radish, turnips, beets, mustard greens, etc) starting last late-fall, through winter, and into spring (kale, arugula, leaf lettuce, and cilantro did well in late-winter into spring). Only really needed to water enough to get seeds to sprout. But yeah, right now the only things I have doing well are tomatoes. I have some squash, pole beans, and cowpeas growing, but dunno if it’ll soon get too hot and dry for them to produce anything.

    • csh@dawdling.net
      2·
      6 months ago

      @reddig33
      Tomatoes (especially cherry tomatoes like Juliet or Sungold), peppers, okra and black eyed peas. I learned a few summers ago why those are involved in so much Southern cooking.
      @31337