Texas Cooperative Extension Service –Harris County Cooperative Extension
3033 Bear Creek Dr.
Houston, Texas 77084
281-855-5600
http://harris-tx.tamu.edu/
Excellent source of information on the internet and information on free classes.
Urban Harvest-http://www.urbanharvest.org/
Excellent source of information on the internet and information on classes.
“Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro Houston” great book.
Anyone who wants to look up anything in the book is welcome to come and look at mine. Just give me a call.
Southwest Fertilizer-http://www.southwestfertilizer.us/
5828 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77081
(713) 666-1744
Camp Logan Cement Works-713-869-3385
Skip@camplogancement.com
1212 Asbury Street
Houston, Texas 77007
Arcola Feed-6215 FM 521
Arcola Texas 77583
http://www.arcolafeed.com/
1-888-546-0516
Owned by Jay and Tara Jurica, they carry hay by the bale and by the round.
Tara says to call in for availability and price before coming out. The price of hay rises and falls just like the stock market. They also have a selection of seeds.
Living Earth Technologies-16138 Highway 6
Iowa Colony , TX 77583
Tel.: 281-431-3400 Directions: 1.3 miles west of 288 on Hwy 6
Operation Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:00-5:30- Sat: 7:00-12:00
Great place to get a yard or two of mulch, soil or garden mix.
Note: As of this date (June 2011) you can order 4 cubic yards of garden soil to be delivered for just under $120.00. Every additional cubic yard would be about $25.00 more.
http://www.livingearth.net/
Victory Garden Seeds
http://www.victoryseeds.com Fun for history buffs and memorabilia.
Has a great catalogue with Victory Garden seeds, Louis and Clark seeds, biblical seed selections etc…
Home Made Grow Box Step by step directions with pictures on how to make
your own grow box.
http://www.josho.com/gardening.htm
If you plan to plant in containers…
this is definitely the way to go!
Amazing results!
Companion Planting:
Plant |
Friend |
Foe |
| Asparagus | Basil, nasturtium, parsley, tomato | garlic, onion |
| Bean, Bush | Beet, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac,celery, chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, leek, marigold, parsnip, pea, potato, radish, rosemary, strawberry, sunflower | basil, fennel, kholrabi, onion family |
| Bean, pole | Carrot, cauliflower, chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, marigold, pea, potato, rosemary, strawberry | basil,
beet, cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi, onion family, radish, sunflower |
| Beet | Bush
bean, cabbage family, corn, leek, lettuce, lima bean, onion, radish |
Mustard Greens, pole bean |
| Broccoli | Beet,
bush bean, carrot, celery, chard cucumber, dill, kale, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onion family, oregano, potato, resemary, sage, spinach, tomato |
Lima, pole and snap beans, strawberry |
| Brussels Sprout | Beet,
bush bean, carrot, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion family, pea, potato, radish, spinach, tomato |
Knhlrabi, pole bean, strawberry |
| Cantalope | Corn | potato |
| Carrot | Bean,
brussels sprouts, cabbage, chive, leaf lettuce, leek, onion, pea, pepper, red radish, rosemary, sage tomato |
Celery, dill, parsnip |
| Cauliflower | Beet,
bush bean, carrot, celery, cucumber dill, kale, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onion family, potato, rosemary, sage, spinach, tomato |
Pole bean, strawberry |
| Celery | Bush
bean, cabbage family (especially cauliflower) leek, parsley, pea, tomato |
Carrot, parsnip |
| Corn | Beet,
bush bean, cabbage, cantalope, cucumber, morning glory, parsley, pumpkin, squash |
tomato |
| Cucumber | Bush
bean, cabbage family, corn, dill eggplant, letttuce, nasturtium, pea, radish, sunflower, tomato |
potato, sage |
| eggplant | Bush bean, pea, pepper, potato | none |
| kale | Beet,
bush bean, cabbage, celery, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, potato, spinach, tomato |
|
| kohlrabi | Beet,
bush bean, celery, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, potato, tomato |
Pole bean, strawberry |
| leek | Beet,
bush bean, carrot, celeriac, celery, onion, parsley, tomato |
bean, pea |
| lettuce | Especially good friends are
carrot, garlic, onion family, radish |
none |
| lima bean | Beet, radish | none |
| Onion Family | Beet,
cabbage family, carrot, kohlrabi, leek, early lettuce, parsnip, pepper, spinach, strawberry, tomato, turnip |
asparagus, bean, pea, sage |
| Parsley | Asparagus, corn, tomato | none |
| Parsnip | Bush bean, garlic, onion, pea, pepper, potato, radish | caraway, carrot, celery |
| pea | Bean,
carrot, celery, chicory, corn, cucumber, eggplant, parsley, radish, spinach, strawberry, sweet pepper, turnip |
Onion family |
| pepper | Carrot, eggplant, onion, parsnip,
pea, tomato |
fennel, kohlrabi |
| potato | Bush
bean, cabbage family, corn, eggplant as a trap crop, marigold, parsnip, pea |
cucumber, pumpkin, raspberry,
rutabaga, squash family, sun-flower, fomaot, turnip |
| pumpkin | Corn, eggplant, nasturtium, radish | potato |
| radish | Bean,
beet, cabbag e family, carrot, chervil, corn, cucumber, leaf lettuce, melon, nasturtium,, parsnip, pea, spinach, squash family, sweet potato, tomato |
hyssop |
| rutabaga | Nasturtium, onion family, pea | potato |
| spinach | Cabbage family, celery, legumes, lettuce, onion, pea, radish, strawberry | potato |
| squash | Celeriac, celery, corn, dill, melon, nasturtium, onion, radish | potato |
| strawberry | Bean, borage, lettuce, onion, pea, spinach | cabbage family |
| tomato | Asparagus, basil, bee balm, bush
bean, cabbage family, carrot, celery, chive, cucumber, garlic, head lettuce, marigold, mint, nasturtium, onion, parsley, pepper, pot marigold |
dill, fennel, pole bean, potato |
| turnip | Onion family, pea | potato |
| Information from "The Vegetable Grdener's Bible" by Edward C. Smith | ||
| Mr. Smith advises you to use this information as a starting point. Keep track of your own experiences | ||
