Spring Garden Tips & Guides

Starting Seeds Part 3: Hardening Off Transplants

Starting Seeds Part 3: Hardening Off Transplants

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 just a...

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Starting Seeds Part 2: Seed Prep, Germination, Maintenance

Starting Seeds Part 2: Seed Prep, Germination, Maintenance

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...

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Gardening Resolutions for Successful Spring Gardens

Gardening Resolutions for Successful Spring Gardens

Our New Year’s gardening resolutions just might help to make your 2020 spring gardens the most successful yet. While gardening slows down somewhat during the winter months, it in no way stops. There is plenty to do to keep up with your plants and even more to do to...

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When to Put Down Organic Lawn Fertilizer

When to Put Down Organic Lawn Fertilizer

Most people think about lawn care more in spring and summer than in fall. Spring, because lawns are emerging out of dormancy from winter, and summer, because we are all struggling to keep it alive through the heat. But fall lawn care shouldn't be overlooked. Fall lawn...

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Wildflowers for San Antonio and Hill Country: Part 3

Wildflowers for San Antonio and Hill Country: Part 3

Welcome to the 3rd blog in a 3 part series highlighting the beautiful wildflower seeds that are in our Hill Country Pollinator Mix seed bags. If you've been following the series, this advice will sound familiar: Get your wildflower seeds planted in fall to enjoy the...

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Wildflowers for San Antonio and Hill Country: Part 2

Wildflowers for San Antonio and Hill Country: Part 2

This is our second blog in a 3 part series highlighting the beautiful wildflower seeds that are in our Hill Country Pollinator Mix seed bags. In order to get the beautiful wildflowers you see in spring, you need to plant them in fall. There's just no way around it....

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Planting Calendar by Month

The planting dates on this calendar range from the earliest (in the spring, you might need to protect from late frosts) to the latest (in the fall, you might need to protect from early frosts). You will probably get the best results by planting in the middle of the range. And remember to keep an eye on the weather forecast!

Planting Calendar by Month

The planting dates on this calendar range from the earliest (in the spring, you might need to protect from late frosts) to the latest (in the fall, you might need to protect from early frosts). You will probably get the best results by planting in the middle of the range. And remember to keep an eye on the weather forecast!

Things to plant starting in Jan.:
  • Peas, shelling, sugar snap & snow: Jan. 1–Feb. 15 
  • Cauliflower transplants: Jan. 1–Mar. 15 
  • Broccoli transplants: Jan. 15–Mar. 15 
  • Cabbage transplants – Jan. 15–Mar. 15
  • Collards – Jan. 15–Mar. 25
  • Turnip – Jan. 15–May 1 
  • Radish: Jan. 20–May 1 
Things to plant starting in Feb.:
  • Beets: Feb. 1–Apr. 20 
  • Carrots – Feb. 1–Mar. 1 
  • Kale – Feb. 1–Apr. 1
  • Kohlrabi – Feb. 1–Apr. 1
  • Leeks – Feb. 1–May 1
  • Leaf lettuce – Feb. 1–Apr. 1
  • Mustard – Feb. 1–Apr. 1
  • Potato, Irish – Feb. 1–Mar. 15 
  • Swiss chard – Feb. 1–Apr. 15
  • Chinese cabbage – Feb. 1–Mar. 15 
  • Tomato transplants – Feb. 15–Apr. 1
  • Corn: Feb. 25–June 15 
Things to plant starting in Mar.:
  • Cucumber: Mar. 1–Apr. 15
  • Pepper transplants: Mar. 1–May 1
  • Squash, winter and summer: Mar. 1–May 15
  • Watermelon – Mar. 1–May 1
  • Beans, bush: Mar. 5–May 5
  • Beans, lima: Mar. 5–Apr. 20
  • Beans, pole or pinto: Mar. 15–May 1
  • Cantaloupe: Mar. 15–May 1
  • Eggplant transplants: Mar. 15–May 10
  • Southern Peas: Mar. 20–Jul. 10
  • Sweet Potato, slips: Mar. 20–May 31
Things to plant starting in Apr.:
  • Okra: Apr. 1–Jul. 1
Things to plant starting in Jul.:
  • Cantaloupe: Jul. 1–Aug. 15
  • Eggplant transplants: Jul. 1–Sept. 1
  • Okra: Jul. 1–Aug. 15
  • Watermelon: Jul. 1–Jul. 31         
  • Southern Peas: Jul. 10–Sept. 1
  • Squash, winter: Jul. 10–Aug. 15
  • Pepper transplants: Jul. 15–Sept. 1
  • Tomato transplants: Jul. 15–Sept. 1
  • Rutabaga: Jul. 15–Dec. 15
  • Beans, lima: Jul. 25–Aug. 20
 Things to plant starting in Aug.:
  • Beans, bush or pole – Aug. 1–Sept. 5
  • Cabbage transplants: Aug. 1–Dec. 1
  • Cucumber: Aug. 1–Sept. 15
  • Garlic: Aug. 1–Sept. 30
  • Squash, summer: Aug. 1–Sept. 10
  • Corn: Aug. 13–Aug. 23rd
  • Kale: Aug. 15–Dec. 15
  • Kohlrabi – Aug. 15–Dec. 15
  • Radish – Aug. 15–Dec. 15
  • Swiss chard – Aug. 15–Dec. 15
  • Turnip – Aug. 15–Dec. 15
  • Potato, Irish: Aug. 20–Sept. 10
  • Broccoli transplants: Aug. 20–Dec. 1
  • Brussels sprouts – Aug. 20–Dec. 1
  • Chinese cabbage – Aug. 20–Dec. 15
  • Carrots – Aug. 20–Dec. 1
  • Cauliflower transplants – Aug. 20–Dec. 1
  • Collards – Aug. 20–Dec. 1
  • Leaf lettuce – Aug. 20–Dec. 15
  • Mustard – Aug. 20–Dec. 15
Things to plant starting in Sept.:
  • Beets: Sept. 1–Nov. 15
  • Celery transplants: Sept. 1–Dec. 15
  • Head lettuce – Sept. 1–Dec. 15
  • Spinach: Sept. 1–Mar. 1
  • Strawberries transplants: Sept. 1–Oct. 15
Things to plant starting in Oct.:
  • Onion seed: Oct. 1–31
Things to plant Starting in Nov.:
  • Asparagus crowns: Nov. 15–Mar. 15
  • Artichoke transplants – Nov. 15–Mar. 15
  • Onion transplants: Nov. 15–Mar. 1st

Garden By Season

Garden By Season