GARDENING

A hotter than average summer has allowed for plants like tomatoes and peppers to continue to produce. But is it too late to plant winter veggies?

Did you know you can plant garlic that you bought from the grocery store? A step by step guide to multiply your leftover garlic from Thanksgiving.

IDEA Eastside is one of 12 IDEA Public Schools that has a Farm Program on its campus.

Poteet has a different growing season than California strawberries and SoTex Farms has different soil, which is why the owners say their strawberries taste sweeter.

Gardening with KSAT shows us how to collect seeds from the native flower, Rain Lily.

The thrift shop is one of the many ways the Hondo Garden Club has been raising money for 75 years to give back to the community.

Research shows gardening can help reduce dementia and help dementia patients improve memory.

After two years of brutal heat and below-average rainfall, the grass in your yard might be looking more brown and crunchy than lush and green. KSAT reached out to David Rodriguez, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent who specializes in horticulture, to ask what people’s options are when it comes to their grass.

You can make your own stevia extract with ingredients right from your herb garden.

Some scientists are pushing back against the narrative that the migrating monarch butterfly population is dwindling.

Eggplant, cucumbers, and peppers will do well now.

Even though we are just barely getting done with these triple digit temps, it’s almost mid-September and we need to get our fall vegetables in the ground ASAP.

The owner of a nursery says native plants not only have a higher survival rate for South Texas climate, they save you money and time. And more importantly, planting native can help build a local ecosystem in your backyard.

If you have some lingering plants in your summer garden, you can transplant them rather than tossing them to make room for your Fall vegetables

A San Antonio-based nonprofit will be giving away fruit trees at the Pearl Farmers Market on Saturday for Fruit Tree Adoption and Sustainability Day.

Gardening with KSAT explains not all cacti and succulents are equal when it comes to withstanding scorching sun and triple digit temps.

Gardening with KSAT's Sarah Acosta says it's all about daily waterings, deep waterings and even bringing potted plants into the shade.

Native pollinating wildflowers like sunflowers popped up everywhere because of recent rain. Here's why this is important for the local ecosystem and how to manage them.

The 3rd Annual Food & Nature Conference will highlight what actions some local organizations are taking and offer simple solutions through onsite workshops

A recent risque report compiled a list of cities that are best for gardening while naked and while San Antonio didn’t even crack the top 50 it did move up 16 places from last year.

San Antonio Water System is offering coupons for plants as part of the WaterSaver Program.

You can get a free tree at Woodlawn Lake Park on Saturday in honor of Earth Day.

Studies show gardening can have many mental health benefits.

KSAT 12 teamed up with the San Antonio Food Bank’s Agricultural Initiatives program to plant seasonal vegetables like corn, beans, carrots, basil and squash.

If you want to spruce up your garden with color, always pick plants that can also benefit pollinators. Without bees and butterflies, there wouldn’t be essential vegetation needed for food and to keep our planet cool.

It’s planting season! We are starting a new segment called Gardening with KSAT12. I, Sarah Acosta, am attempting to bring our garden beds in KSAT’s courtyard back to life.

It’s October, which means Halloween is right around the corner. Get your home ready for spooky decorations by properly caring for your yard this fall.

Seeing our Texas bluebonnets and native wildflowers sprout up each spring is a source of pride for all Texans.

Fall is officially here, and now is a great time to start gardening and building soil in your garden or refreshing container gardens.

Garcia Street Urban Farm donates and provides vegetables at low cost to locals.

Now that the kids are out of school, this is a great way to get them involved

In what is perhaps one of the most useless studies to date, LawnStarter has compiled a list of cities that are best for gardening naked and San Antonio takes 94th place out of 100.

Garden games for National Gardening Day

In honor of National Gardening Day, we spoke with horticulturist expert, Andrew Labay, who is the Director of Horticulture at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. He spoke about gardening and the benefits that come with it.

SAN ANTONIO – Springtime is the season for planting herbs. Did you know several herbs that are popular in Ireland actually grow in San Antonio? For those of us getting into the Irish spirit this week, Ireland native and storyteller Jane McDaniel, president of the Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio, shares eight popular Irish herbs that grow in the Alamo City. Another popular Irish herb is caraway. For more information about the Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio, click here.

Plant Shoppe owner Sonam Aditya, a self-proclaimed “techie at heart,” has switched gears for her plant passion. “They thrive in humidity and they’re definitely prized for their really, really gorgeous leaves,” Aditya said. Along with several vibrant species of house plants, you’ll find accessories and handmade planters inside this mini jungle. AdIf you’ve ever wanted to learn how to propagate plants, Sonam is ready to teach her customers her green thumb tricks. Click here to follow Plant Shoppe on Instagram and click here to shop online.