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Expert: - 5/12/2007


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Hi there...I live in Abilene, Texas.  I don't what "zone" we are in...but I was just wondering if you could tell me what are the best flower and/or vegetable seeds to plant in May?  Any advice would be appreciated.

Many Thanks,
Julie
Abilene, Texas

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Julie,
You are just about past any danger of frost there - if your night time temperatures are reliably above fifty degrees, you can plant any of the summer veggies (tomatoes, basil etc) that you want.  You can also put in the good plants for summer long flowering: verbena, scaevola, geraniums, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, cleome, and salvias.  These plants all tolerate heat pretty well, so they should do fine in your area.  The only veggies that it might be too late for are peas - they like it cool.

all the best,
C.L.

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Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.

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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.

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