Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “BCMG Blog”
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 …
By Bonnie Giddens, Bexar County Master Gardener Intern October 2023 Urban vegetable gardening is experiencing a resurgence for a variety of reasons, and every gardener faces different challenges when trying to squeeze a vegetable garden into an urban landscape. Sometimes we need to think “outside of the raised bed box” that is the most common approach for planting an urban …
Summary b y Michelle Hobbs, Bexar County Master Gardener October 2023 On Saturday, September 23rd at Milberger’s Landscaping and Nursery, David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service gave Part 2 of a presentation on growing a fall vegetable garden. David covered the basics that are necessary for gardening success which can be reviewed here and focused on the vegetables …
“Texas Superstar Vegetables” By Sherri McShane, Bexar County Master Gardener September 2023 We had a great turnout for the August “Lunch and Learn with a Master Gardener – Texas Superstar Vegetables” presented by Nancy Mills. Nancy began by explaining that all of her information was university sponsored, unbiased, research based and locally relevant – the standard required by Texas A&M …
By Ted Tragus, Bexar County Master Gardener Intern September 2023 In our San Antonio climate, rainwater harvesting is a great way to have extra water available for your garden, especially at times such as these when rain is so scarce. There are lots of systems available ranging from very simple to very complicated, depending on how much water you want …
By Nora Fellows, Bexar County Master Gardener September 2023 Raeline Nobles’ excellent presentation on “Gardening as a Therapeutic Resource” was full of information and ideas for using gardening to enhance well-being. During this information-packed, one-hour presentation she also offered practical advice for starting, designing, developing, and implementing such a garden. Ms. Nobles began with an overview of therapeutic gardening by defining …
Summary by Michelle Hobbs, Bexar County Master Gardener September 2023 On Saturday, August 19 at Milberger’s Landscaping and Nursery, David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service gave a presentation on Warm Weather Vegetables. While you may have missed the window (July 4 to September 1) to put in a second planting of warm weather vegetables (such as tomatoes, peppers, …
RETHINKING WATER: FROM SOURCE TO SOIL Summary by Sherri McShane, Bexar County Master Gardener August 2023 At July’s “Lunch and Learn” hosted by Bexar County Master Gardener William “Bill” Swantner, he covered a topic that is on many of our minds right now. He gave an informative and interesting talk about our water resources and what we as individuals can …
