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For "fertilizer" on our container plants we use a "bunny poo tea" basically just manure in water - rabbit poo is not hot like horse, cow or chicken, and can be put right on new plantings/seedlings. We use the "worm worked" manure aka "worm dirt" to plant potted plants directly in. We also till it directly into the big garden.

Thanks for the hint on an organic weed controller. Always looking for less impactive more natural ways to get food on the table.

A few of the varieties we had were Arkansas Travelers, (we did have a hybrid cherry that did well - Sweet 100), Marians or Marions. The cukes did well too, they were Straight 8 and Parks Whoppers, our favorite we have previously grown were Sweet Success! They were amazing.

Happy Gardening!

I can recommend getting heirloom varieties for the area you are in. Personally we like the indeterminate (viney) varieties over the determinate (bush) varieties of tomatoes. I will go look at what vairieties we had last year, but our neighbors got tired of seeing us coming with tomatoes. We had cherry/grape, "salad" and slicing sizes. Same with cucumbers and squash - learned how to dehydrate squash into "chips" with cracked black pepper and sea salt for snacks.

Our biggest issue with our first "big" garden last year was all the composted rabbit manure we tilled in was awesome fertilizer, but this year we are going to put a weed killer down first before planting so the grass doesn't take over! With full time jobs, we couldn't keep up with the grass and it became a jungle... we had to wade in to find our harvest.

I will check on the varieties we used in the Houston area and post them... Love our garden!