by Happy Gardener | Jul 18, 2022 | Edibles, News & Events, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden, Vegetables
Mid July is a good time to think about a few change outs for your gardens, especially vegetable gardens. Soil preparation for the upcoming fall veggie season is also important. Keep in mind that much of your work in the garden during this time is best done in the...
by Happy Gardener | Jul 6, 2022 | Edibles, Vegetables
July brings the fall tomatoes into Rainbow Gardens. Really? Yes, really. Trust us, there is method to the madness. Following our “Buy, Bump, Plant and Protect” method will have you enjoying fresh tomatoes in both fall and spring. But you gotta do things early when it...
by Happy Gardener | Jun 30, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Edibles, Summer Garden, Turf & Lawn, Vegetables
Thank you June 2022 for doling out a dose of much needed rain during the last couple of days of your month. July, can you please, pretty please, top June? We typically think of July as a garden maintenance month, where we are not doing much planting but rather...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 4, 2022 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
If you’ve shopped at Rainbow Gardens during spring in the past years, most likely you’ve heard of or seen signs for the Rodeo Tomato of the year. Each year a tomato variety is selected by the Texas Agrilife Extension Service for the San Antonio rodeo to hold the...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 9, 2022 | Edibles, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Garden, Vegetables
Today’s blog is a recap of our “Spring Into Summer Vegetables” class we recently had with Karen Gardener. Karen always shares some wonderful tips for successfully growing vegetables in our climate. I will walk you through her outline and highlight her advice for...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 7, 2022 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
In keeping with our plan to share our guest speakers’ key notes from our classes and events, today’s blog is a recap of our Tomato Class we recently had, featuring Keith Amelung, our local heirloom tomato supplier. Keith gave us a ton of information to help grow...
