An article in the 1880 Comanche Chief says, “There is no danger in pruning a peach tree too much. The tree should be pruned so as to have the body short so they are not so easily affected by the strong winds which are a feature of this country.” Dick and Margie Korn, advise in Here’s How to Garden in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, 1960, “Cabbage plants may be set out as early as January [it’s a gamble] but remember to water ahead of an expected freeze to stand very low temperatures.”