This is my earliest tomatoe ever...

my wife decided that since i wasn't growing anything this year she would make a flower bed....she spent all of last week and weekend working on it and finally got it ready to plant yesterday, so she did....wake up this morning and the deer had destroyed almost all of it...i'll let her wake up and see it her self, then explain option of either deer resistant plants or an enclosure.

Corn , squash, cukes, cantalopes and watermelons are all up. Both patio tomatoes have several fruit and the large varieties are flowering like crazy . I'm impressed with this "Black Russian" heirloom. It's about 2 ' tall and and a well-branched sturdy plant. Hope it holds up during the heat.

Looks like a good year for chilis. I have several eating-size serranos and the others (except for the habs , naturally ) are growing fast.

I've heard that plucking the little pepper buds on a young serrano plant will help it grow and produce more serranos in the long run. Should I pluck em or let them grow.

I'm going to leave then. Thanks for the input.

I'm wondering if my Mexican palm is going to make it. When do they start to put on new growth in Texas?

Kevster, Neil Sperry said after this winter's cold, if they haven't shown new growth by mid April, it's toast.

We lost one planted that went in last spring. I haven't given up total hope yet, but it isn't showing any signs of recovery. May drag it to the curb in the next week or 2.

I did some research,and what I found out was that if you try to pull out the heart and it comes out with very little pressure its a goner,that's what I just tried and it came out and the ants and their eggs where everywhere inside it.so I went ahead and dug it up.

Yeah I just checked and I have several already myself. One chili is already red

I managed to getin four Rutgers, two Black crim's, one lemonboy, one grape cherry , one Orange I don't recall name of, Anahiem peppers , Sweet Banana peppers, and one Mexi bell , with a Yellow Bell...have three Zuccini, ^ purple potatoes and a row of Garlic.... One of my patio tomatoes is loaded with fruit and two of the peppers are dropping bloom buds to reveal small peppers , so I hope I am well on my way , I got an Herb box , just some Rosemary and Dill sprinkled in and Garlic as well as regular chives....now lets see what I can get thru summer with....

shave my head and throw clippings around the yard since i moved here last july and they have no problem hanging around

Get a dog or a hunting license, dude.

the dog is old and lazy, he hangs out in the garage...the hunting license don't work this time of year...might have to high fence the yard area