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Old 05-23-2016, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Old 05-24-2016, 12:22 AM
 
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I thought the transition was closer to Waller than Cypress? The easy tell is if the natural areas have old growth pine trees you are off the heavy clay soils.
Yes; pine trees like acidic, sandy soils. Anywhere in Houston with groves of them will be great areas for gardening right into the ground (without need for extra work).

The northern areas of the metro, pretty much, are good for this, but some spots of the southern areas are good; Dickinson, near Texas City, is a good example of such a spot:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Di...513172!6m1!1e1

As is Baytown:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7738...8i6656!6m1!1e1

Some areas in south-side don't have natural pine tree stands, but still have decent soils for planting due to high silt content (from ancient alluvial flow), which is easy to work with; many areas along the Brazos watershed fit this (parts of Sugar Land, Missouri City, Lake Jackson, etc). And, of course, the immediate coastal areas like Kemah or Galveston have high sand content, which is also easy to work with.
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Old 05-24-2016, 03:13 PM
 
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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I planted a 3 lemon trees last year. They are doing just fine and always provide!
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