cutting your garden back post winter

Astroag

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10:16a, 2/8/26

AG

In Houston and trying to decide when to do it. Should we wait another couple weeks?

Garden is perennial and a little less than a year old so we covered it during freeze (only some of the plants got damaged)

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In reply to Astroag • 11:51a, 2/8/26

AG

Forecast shows no chance of freezing next 10 days in Houston. That gets us to Feb 18. I'd say we are out of the woods though I probably just jinxed it

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1:02p, 2/8/26

AG

I generally wait h til March 15, but this year I'll probably roll the dice March 1 and put 6 tomatoes into. The other 45 will be waiting patiently in their flats.

As for cutting back, we cut back Feb 14.

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10:05p, 2/8/26

You should be good to cut back. We might get a late freeze but I have seen plants trying to green up already.

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10:42p, 2/8/26

AG

I just planted tomatoes and bell peppers. Gonna get an early start on the season.

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5:55p, 2/9/26

AG

my hibiscus are blooming. I already cut back some of them with some of the freeze damage.

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