by Rainbow Gardens | Jan 25, 2022 | Edibles, Vegetables, Winter Garden
The end of January, February, and early March are the perfect times to plant potatoes in San Antonio, Texas. Today this blog guides you through the planting steps and also offers a few tips to get your potatoes off to a great start. So whether you say ‘potato’ and I...
by Happy Gardener | Aug 5, 2021 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Soil & Compost, Vegetables
What do you need to be ready for the fall garden season? A little prep and some forethought could be all it takes. The following article addresses a few timely gardening tasks in the landscape and in your vegetable gardens that will have you ready and raring to go for...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 22, 2021 | Edibles, Pests & Diseases, Vegetables
Early leaf blight can quickly turn the dream of growing a tomato plant into a nightmare. One day you are enjoying the progress in the growth of your tomato plant and the next you are watching it being taken over by this gnarly disease. Early detection is key to this...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 6, 2021 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Spring Garden, Vegetables
Large Red Cherry tomatoes are one of the best producing tomatoes for our climate in San Antonio. The heat of our summers is too harsh for most large and extra large tomatoes. Once the temperatures hit the 90’s and higher, fruit production is essentially shut...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 4, 2021 | Edibles, Vegetables
Every spring we get excited to let you know what the Rodeo Tomato of the year is. This year is no different. The 2021 Rodeo Tomato is not a new variety, but it is still a tomato that is worthy of the title. Without further adieu, Ruby Crush is the 2021 Rodeo Tomato....
by Happy Gardener | Jan 26, 2021 | Edibles, Fall Garden, News & Events, Spring Garden, Vegetables
Growing tomatoes in spring is one of our favorite gardening experiences to look forward to here in San Antonio. We thought we would offer up a quick list of what tomatoes like and dislike for you to keep in mind when growing this favorite fruit (yep, tomatoes are...
