Tarrant County Master Gardener Association
Sep 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 11 segments
In the debut episode of Digging In, host Elizabeth McCarthy explores fall vegetable gardening in North Texas with Tarrant County Master Gardeners Rick Heim and Donna Smith. Rick explains how…
Elizabeth McCarthyHost
Rick HeimGuest
Donna SmithGuestI'm Elizabeth McCarthy, Tarrant County Master Gardener, your host and fellow soil enthusiast.
We're talking about something that can be a little confusing for North Texas gardeners, fall vegetable gardening.
Because here's the thing, when most people hear fall garden, they picture crisp mornings, sweaters, maybe even a pumpkin or two.
Sometimes planting your fall garden means standing outside in shorts and sweating and trying to convince the broccoli transplant that cooler weather is actually coming.
But if you get the timing just right, fall can be one of the very best vegetable growing seasons we have.
Today we'll talk about what to plant, when to plant it, what can stay from your summer garden, and what needs to go.
How to get those cool season vegetables started when North Texas may still feel anything but cool.
Soon I'll be joined by my good friend and fellow Tarrant County Master Gardener Rick Heim, who also happens to be a serious vegetable nerd.
He's funny and he's real, and there's a pretty good chance he has soil under his nails right this very minute.
When it comes to growing vegetables in North Texas, Rick really knows his stuff, and I'm excited for you to know him as well.
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I'm Elizabeth McCarthy, Tarrant County Master Gardener, your host and fellow soil enthusiast.
We're talking about something that can be a little confusing for North Texas gardeners, fall vegetable gardening.
Because here's the thing, when most people hear fall garden, they picture crisp mornings, sweaters, maybe even a pumpkin or two.
Sometimes planting your fall garden means standing outside in shorts and sweating and trying to convince the broccoli transplant that cooler weather is actually coming.
But if you get the timing just right, fall can be one of the very best vegetable growing seasons we have.
Today we'll talk about what to plant, when to plant it, what can stay from your summer garden, and what needs to go.
How to get those cool season vegetables started when North Texas may still feel anything but cool.
Soon I'll be joined by my good friend and fellow Tarrant County Master Gardener Rick Heim, who also happens to be a serious vegetable nerd.
He's funny and he's real, and there's a pretty good chance he has soil under his nails right this very minute.
When it comes to growing vegetables in North Texas, Rick really knows his stuff, and I'm excited for you to know him as well.
