Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Weather”
by Linda Cace, Bexar County Master Gardener Now that the snow is melting and temperatures are warming, many of us will be heading outside to assess damage and maybe shed a few tears. I, for one, have been standing at my back windows and mourning my beloved plants, but things may not be as bad as they look right now. …
In February, the nurseries start selling tomatoes; the larger tomatoes earlier in the month, “cherry” tomatoes (Ruby Crush, BHN968) later in the month. The 4” tomatoes can be potted up into 1-gallon containers but it’s too early to plant tomatoes in the ground. As we dream about spring vegetable gardens; consider David Rodriguez’s 90% guidelines. The idea is, following these …
by Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardener Last month, the nighttime temperature was officially registered at 28oF (my south Texas thermometer doesn’t go below 50o). When the temperature gets this cold, the weather forecasters spoke of the “Three P’s”: plants, pets, and pipes. How does this coldest weather affect plants and at what temperature do I need to do something …
