By Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardener Reviewed and updated December 2023 After an extremely hot summer, our recent cold temperatures have brought welcome relief. Winter officially starts December 21st, and it is time to get ready for the colder temperatures. A freeze occurs when temperatures hit below 32oF. When the temperature gets this cold the weather forecasters speak of …
By Becky Mendez, Bexar County Master Gardener December 2023 During the winter, garden beds are resting, and many flowering perennials are dormant. Now is a good time to add beauty and color to our homes and indoor spaces with a variety of potted plants. While there are many perennial plants to choose from that thrive indoors, the kalanchoe succulent …
Happy Thanksgiving! The weather has started to cool, and we are seeing fall blooms in many of our gardens. Hopefully, you have planted some new additions to your garden as our first frost should be here soon. Try to ensure something is blooming in your garden all months of the year to make our pollinators happy. In the Garden…with Bexar …
Interview conducted by Nancy Mills, BCMG November 2023 Our heartiest congratulations to our Fall 2023 Master Gardener, Sherri McShane. Sherri has a long history of volunteering, not only for BCMG, but for many other organizations as well. I first met Sherri, when she was a teacher at Northwood Elementary School, and was so pleased to be able to renew our …
By Anne Moss, Bexar County Master Gardener November 2023 Note: This is one of a continuing series of articles featuring vegetables found in the San Antonio Botanical Garden (SABOT) Culinary Garden, where Bexar County Master Gardeners serve as volunteer docents. Kale is a cool-season leafy green that is best grown in the fall or early spring in south Texas. It …
By Marsha Krassner, Bexar County Master Gardener November 2023 Since moving to Texas more than thirty years ago from the cold environs of the northeast, I had to learn an entirely new approach (and vocabulary) to gardening in our (mostly) hot climate. Fortunately for me, one of the first things I learned was the term “pass-along plant” –plants that we …
Welcome Fall! We are entering into the best part of the year to add new landscape plants, shrubs and trees to your garden. It is also a great time to start your “cool season” vegetables. We hope this issue inspires you to spend more time in the garden now that the temperatures are starting to cool. Happy Gardening! In the …
October 2023 As a child, Cyndi was fascinated by her grandmother’s bulbs which suddenly emerged in the spring unannounced. Later she helped her son’s school fundraiser by selling bulbs. To this day, 25 years later, she still has some of these bulbs. Around 2007 she met Chris Wiesinger, author of “The Bulb Hunter”, who identified her bulbs as Habranthus Robustus. …
Growing Unusual Vegetables – Presented by Karen Gardner, BCMG Summary by Sherri McShane October 2023 September’s Lunch and Learn was a fact-filled presentation on growing unusual vegetables shared by Karen Gardner, Bexar County Master Gardener. Karen enjoys experimenting with different vegetables in her own garden. She finds new and interesting vegetables and varieties to try in seed catalogs or from …
By Janet Tapp, Bexar County Mater Garden October 2023 Let’s talk about palm trees! Or, “how to relax in your own tropical haven.” Just picture sitting on warm white sand, blue skies and blue green water with a soft breeze blowing through your hair while you sip on a coconut flavored beverage and watch the winds rustle through the leaves …
