What We're Planting Now - January 2016

It's the beginning of January and we haven't had a bad freeze yet in North TX. The holidays brought some cold nights and a dusting of snow that caused many gardeners to prepare for the worst. Without a lot of planting to do, local gardens have been covering (and uncovering) their crops, enjoying the continuous winter harvest, and starting to think about the seedlings needed for the next few months.

Let's take a peek at what our local community gardens have been up to for the last month!

Adding black, water-filled buckets
and covering with frost blanket will help
protect plants in the winter!

Don't forget to water and add
slow-release fertilizer - even in winter!

Saving last year's seeds and asking
 for leaf donations is a great way to save money!

Even the cold, winter months can be very
productive in Texas!

Keep up with the Tarrant County Food Policy Council and our Community Garden and Urban Agriculture working group here.

And check out  these local gardening events:

• TAFB's Community Garden Leader Gathering
• TAFB's Planning Your Spring Garden workshop
• TAFB's Raising Chickens in the Garden workshop
• TAFB's Planning Your Spring Garden (Feb.) workshop
• TAFB's Composting 101 workshop
• Several MLK Day Events Hosted by Heart of Texas Urban Gardening Coalition