Welcome to Texas. Killeen is a nice area with plenty of Hot air in the summer.

Be sure and watch for upcoming plant swaps in your area so you can meet fellow plant junkies.

Ah, yes, Beatrice............lots of addicted plant junkies in Texas...........enjoy the plant swaps, and welcome !!!

Beatrice,
Welcome to Bell county.
When you get settled in post again and we can try to get together. I will bring you a welcome plant or two.
princealbert (pa)

See, Beatrice, generous gardeners all over the place....you are something else, Pa !!!!

carrie751,

I want to get to meet as many garden webbers as I can.
Who knows we may meet at one of the plant swaps.
Which ones do you attend? I have been to the one in S.A. a couple of times. I think it is always a comfort to have someone greet you to a new area where you may not know anyone.

pa

Pa, since I live north of Dallas, almost to Denton, I attend swaps up here. The one in San Antonio sounds like so much fun, but would have to be an overnight trip for me.

carrie,
I may try to make the one that melvalena and sylviatexas throws every year near the zoo this year. I will be in your shoes (too far to go ) after I move to the coast this summer.
pa

If I make that one, hope to see you there.

I think a huge central Texas swap meet would be fun to attend. Just think of all the new faces the 2 hand warmers could meet.

How "central", Mike? Hand warmers would love it.

Welcome to TX! I moved here from the West(LA). It's hot and humid like Florida.

It is NOT like Florida. It also really matters on what side of Killeen you are on. The land changes remarkably from East to west right there. Hot , somewhat humid yes, Rainy , not necessarily. Good soil, not neccesarily, unless you haul it in. The natives are very interesting. I know of many who go to the Austin/Sanantonio plant swap that meets in Buda just south of Austin.

beatrice,
Remember traveling with kids? " Are we there yet??? --When are we going to get there???-- How much longer???-- Can we stop and get a hamburger? --He/She's looking at me." We had a boy and girl

Are you here yet????? LOL
pa

Well I guess I scared her off. Probably waiting for an internet connection. "The natives are very interesting"--- maybe they got her.
Are you here yet??? -- How much longer???-- LOL
pa

I was wondering what happened to her as well............where are you????

Probably unpacking and too exhausted to type even if she did find the computer. Glad it's not me moving AGAIN.

Yep - arrived 10 days ago. Trying to dig out of the moving debris!

WELCOME!!
Did you bring any of your plants with you?
When you get ready to dig in again if you have room to grow something Just let us know. there are several garden webbers in temple,copperas cove and belton, all within 20-25 miles of you.

sending email with phone #
pa.

Welcome!

In my last apartment I didn't have so much as a porch for a plant. Inside is no go - the cat either eats them or beats them to death. Now I have a porch with sunny southern exposure. I'll probably do a flower box of mixed lettuce and cherry tomatoes and the herbs that I have been missing. My actual gardening will be pretty limited unless I move to a bigger place! It's hard having no growing space!

beatrice,
Small brugs and hardy hibiscus make good patio plants.
Not being pushy, e-mail if you want a couple of cuttings.
pa

You might want to check out the container gardening forum too.
It's amazing what determined folks can grow in a pot.

Thank you for your offers of hospitality! Folks are friendly here.

I put a few basil and pepper plants in a box. I've made my start!

Yeah YOU!!!! :)

I don't know how you limited yourself.
If it was me I'd way over do it.

Space is the limitation. I did take a plastic cat litter tub and drill it out for a tomato plant. The supply of cat litter tubs will never run out as long as the cat keeps eating. . .