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July 23rd, 2011

Get ready for the cool-weather vegetable garden with Master Gardener Patty Leander. She explains how to transition from summer crops and lists the ones we can enjoy all winter. On tour, visit Eastside Cafe's organic gardens. Daphne explains the difference between a fruit and a vegetable, and how to grow mint. John Dromgoole demonstrates how to plant vegetable seeds.

Plant of the Week: Mint

Tips of the Week

• Clean up your vegetable beds and take all of your damaged or diseased leaves to the trash and not the compost pile.
  • Start selecting the fall crops you'd like to have and plan where you'll grow them. Visit Central Texas Horticulture for planting times and recommended varieties.
  • Water your trees and shrubs. It's especially critical to keep new plants watered deeply.
  • Analyze the plants that may need to be replaced with more drought-tough specimens.
  • More Tips

  Question of the Week

  What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?

  Featured Garden

  Dorsey Barger and Elaine Martin from Eastside Cafe

  Related Resources

  Vegetable Planting Guide
  

  Related Gardeners

  Patty Leander