by Happy Gardener | Feb 9, 2020 | Roses, Spring Garden
Roses and springtime go together like peanut butter and jelly. Our nurseries have the best rose selections of the year during spring. We also open up our event schedule in spring with seminars on roses because we know it’s the time of year to get moving on...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 29, 2020 | Roses, Spring Garden
It’s rose pruning season! Our tips in today’s blog are specifically for bush/shrub type of roses that repeat bloom throughout the year. Roses that only bloom during spring (many climbers) should not be pruned until after they have finished their spring blooming...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 26, 2020 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Spring Garden, Vegetables
When February rolls around in San Antonio, the tomato-crazed gardeners come out of the woodwork, and we’re right there with them! As a matter of fact, many of us here at Rainbow Gardens have already started our tomatoes indoors to get a jump on the season....
by Happy Gardener | Jan 22, 2020 | Edibles, Fall Garden, Spring Garden, Vegetables
The 2020 Rodeo Tomato has been announced and it is “Red Snapper”. How’s that for an enticing name? The rodeo tomato is chosen based on 2-3 year trials that test and compare around 20-40 tomato varieties. Rodeo tomatoes are measured against tried and true varieties...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 19, 2020 | Propagating Plants, Spring Garden
The third blog in our Starting Seeds series focuses on what you should be doing when your indoor seeded transplants have grown big enough and are ready for the garden. If you’ve followed the tips in Part 1 and Part 2 of our Starting Seeds blog series, it’s...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 12, 2020 | Propagating Plants, Spring Garden
Welcome to the second installment in our Seed Starting blog series. Today we’ll be discussing how to put those seed starting supplies to use. If you need a list of the supplies, see Part 1: Seed Starting blog here. Starting seeds indoors is a fun and rewarding...
