Well it is early March so its time to get the tomatoes in the ground. BUT in Texas the average last frost is Mid March so be prepared to cover the plants if there is any type of frost warning. You still get a jump on the plant development by putting them in early since most of the temperatures this time of year are moderate. The earlier you can get the plants in the more fruit will set before the high temperatures get into the 90's. So you just balance it out by putting the plants in before the last average frost but taking care to cover if it does frost. Tomatoes will not set fruit if the temperatures stay at 90 or above for much of the day so if you wait too long the plants won't have enough time to set fruit. Of course if we end up with a mild summer you can extend the period where the fruit will set but it seems that in recent years that would be the exception and not the rule. Don't plant the peppers or eggplant yet though because they will not set fruit if they are exposed to night-time temperatures of less than 50 degrees. Well you will probably get some but not as much as if you waited for the night-time temps to warm up.
Ok once again the tomato cages may look a little strange lying on their sides like this. This is John's attempt of keeping the cats away form the plants. Trust me a in few weeks the tomatoes will be properly caged with the cages upright.
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