Hi - I am in south TX too (San Antonio). Here is great website for our area:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...lications.html
Right now is a very bad time to try to start any plants - too hot and dry. You'll want to wait for cooler weather - late September or early October before planting anything new. We are under water-restrictions right now and so I won't be doing a winter vegetable crop unless the drought breaks. Anyhow, the website should get you started, there is tons of good information available there.
I did fake raised beds - I dug down to make a path and mounded up the soil on the beds, topped with newspaper and hay to make new "soil" and mulch. It worked really well.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...lications.html
Right now is a very bad time to try to start any plants - too hot and dry. You'll want to wait for cooler weather - late September or early October before planting anything new. We are under water-restrictions right now and so I won't be doing a winter vegetable crop unless the drought breaks. Anyhow, the website should get you started, there is tons of good information available there.
I did fake raised beds - I dug down to make a path and mounded up the soil on the beds, topped with newspaper and hay to make new "soil" and mulch. It worked really well.
