Howdy y'all! I am currently living in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, but have recently retired (read: been laid off) and am in the midst of a move to east Texas, home to dogwoods, roses, and azaleas. I'm looking forward to learning how to garden in sand (yes, I have 15 wooded acres of sand) since I've been gardening in clay for the last 14 years. I think I have a few habits to change! Thanks for letting me join - Lin
Welcome Lin, from Southwest Louisiana. I've been in your neck of the woods a few times. I have a cousin with a home on the lake in East Texas.
Hello Lin and welcome to our Stew from another Texan (central).I live in Madisonville. I have lots and lots of sand.I am still having trouble getting corn to stand up in the sand .I plant the seed 6 inches deep.If a big wind comes it ends up flat on the grown.You have to water more or have lots of compost and mulch around your plants.I use packing peanuts ground up in my potting soil to help hold in the moisture. Good luck with your new gardens and what part of east Texas are you moving to.I thing of Livingston when you say east Texas .
Hi Lin and a warm welcome to GardenStew from beautiful Sweden. We have many members from Texas so you're not alone. Sounds like your about to embark on a sandy adventure, hope all goes well for you. Don't forget to check out our blogs, your garden and upload any plant images you have to PlantStew for all to see Details here: http://www.gardenstew.com/plantstew/help#3 // frank
Hi Lin, welcome to GardenStew from north Texas, also the DFW area. :-D Where abouts in east Texas are you moving too? Like Glenda said, use lots and lots of compost in the sandy soil.
Where in east Texas? This seems like a very friendly group, and I thank you all for the warm welcomes! I'm moving to Wood County, TX - just outside of Quitman - so it's the same general temperatures of DFW, maybe a little colder, but with sandy acid soils instead of alkaline clay. I bought the place (which I named "BarkingDogWoods") about 3 years ago (the day before hurricane Rita came through), and there was no sign of life in the soil (at least not around the house). I guess the previous owner would rake and burn the leaves. I've been putting the leaves in the beds and mulching with shredded tree trimmings (from the deadwood I had cut), so it's getting much better. I guess I have to unlearn a lot of my techniques from here - e.g. in clay I water deeply, infrequently; in sand ??? Thanks again for the welcome, I am enjoying reading the various forums (I started with the photo one, so I can associate faces with names Lin
A warm welcome to you Lin, from the blustery, warmish coast of mid-Norway. We had freezing temps yesterday, but all of a sudden we've got 9C/48F. Did you snatch my winter? I don't know how to garden in sand, but I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress and I also hope to see some photos from around your place. I guess it's a lot different from here.
Hi Lin and welcome from a VERY cold, frosty Herts UK My word 15 acres of sand good luck with that. Will be interested to hear what you do with all that land.
Hi Lin ... from Lufkin TX. Are you close to Greenville or Tyler? Anyway, we are sure glad you joined us and glad to have another Texan!
