by Rainbow Gardens | May 14, 2019 | Native Perennials, Native Shrubs, Native Trees, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers
The tales of my gardening successes (vegetables not included) can be chalked up to two time frames, “before learning about native plants” and “after learning about native plants”. I can tell you right now, if not for incorporating native plants...
by Rainbow Gardens | May 9, 2019 | Edibles, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Garden, Summer Garden, Vegetables
Spring vegetables should be well on their way by now. Hopefully you’ve learned throughout the years that growing vegetables takes a little more than tossing seeds in the air and hoping they land in the dirt and start growing. We’ve guided you through all...
by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 1, 2019 | Summer Garden, Turf & Lawn
The question of how often you should be watering your lawn comes up often at Rainbow Gardens. We’ll give you the best tips on this page, along with the reasons why you should follow them. There really is no true formula for watering your San Antonio lawn due to many...
by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 1, 2019 | Soil & Compost, Soil Amendments, Soil Building
Most people here in San Antonio, aren’t all too thrilled with their soil. Most of us have alkaline soil. Planting straight into alkaline soil without amending it is not the best option for most plants (natives and some other plants being the exception). So what’s a...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jul 24, 2018 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Vegetables
Planting fall tomatoes early offers them the time they need to grow and set flowers and fruit before the cold arrives to shut down their production. That all makes sense to you. But what might not make sense is planting fall tomato transplants in the hot temperatures...
