by Happy Gardener | Jan 15, 2021 | Edibles, Vegetables
If you’ve never tried growing artichokes, I think you have been missing out. Not only are artichokes beautiful specimens in the garden, they are also an exciting, more exotic, vegetable choice. The Green Globe artichoke, particularly, is such a beautiful plant that...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 13, 2021 | Edibles, Vegetables
Leeks and shallots have arrived at Rainbow Gardens and we are super excited to have these bulb vegetables available to offer you this year! Leeks and shallots are both in the allium family and they possess many of the characteristics of onions. However, both leeks and...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 30, 2020 | Edibles, Vegetables, Winter Garden
Onions have arrived just in time as this is the right time of year to plant onions from transplants. Planting onions from seed should have been started in late Sept-mid October, so keep that knowledge tucked away for next year if that’s what you had in mind. But for...
by Happy Gardener | Oct 22, 2020 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Vegetables, Winter Garden
Cabbage and kale in vegetable and ornamental gardens are highly sought after during the fall and winter seasons of San Antonio, Texas. Whether you desire to plant them for aesthetic purposes or to enjoy on your dinner table, cabbage and kale are winter hardy crops...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 30, 2020 | Edibles, Vegetables
Salad lovers get very excited when lettuce season arrives after the hot summer has passed. Air temperatures and soil temperatures are cool enough for lettuce seeds and lettuce transplants to be planted in San Antonio now. Our great selection of lettuce varieties at...
by Happy Gardener | Jul 29, 2020 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Vegetables
Fall tomatoes are in the nursery! Look in the greenhouse and the tables are lined with fall tomatoes, many different varieties. Can you picture it? In your excitement to see tomato plants again, you purchase a 6 pack of tomatoes and happily walk out the nursery gates...
