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Native American Seed’s Caddo Mix is a blend of native annual and perennial wildflowers selected for the Piney Woods and savannahs extending from East Texas toward the Atlantic coast. It is particularly well suited to East Texas and can provide flowers over an extended portion of the growing season. The Caddo Mix contains a diverse collection of native wildflowers, including black-eyed Susan, bergamot, pink evening primrose, purple coneflower, plains coreopsis,…
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Beets are cool-season root vegetables that are relatively easy to grow from seed. Both the roots and young leaves are edible, making beets a productive addition to the home garden. Beets develop their best color and texture under cool growing conditions. They perform particularly well during the cooler portions of the East Texas growing season. Simplified Care Guide Planting time: Late winter or fallGermination: Usually about 5–14 days under favorable…
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Yellow onions are dependable cool-season vegetables that can produce excellent bulbs in East Texas when planted at the proper time. Growing onions from seed takes longer than growing from sets or transplants, but starting from seed gives gardeners access to a much wider selection of varieties. The most important consideration when choosing an onion variety is day length. Onion bulbs form in response to increasing day length, so varieties must…
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