Thank you for joining us!
We were so excited to see so many of you come out for this year's fall fest! We had an awesome turn out and hope you had a great time.
 The event benefitted the San Antonio Food Bank and we were able to raise $700 in donations and collected over 2,000 pounds of food!
If you didn't make it and would still like to make a donation, click below.
https://safoodbank.org/index.php?option=com_jdonation&view=donation
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Are you ready for Jack Frost?
Now that November has rolled in, it is important to know that the first freeze is predicted around November 28th in San Antonio. That leaves only a few weeks to get your plants cold weather protected!
What can you do to protect your garden from frost?
1. Mulch, Mulch, Mulch - mulching all landscape plantings and the garden is a standard cold-protection technique. It helps insulate the root systems of all your plants. It also traps soil warmth built up during the growing season and preserves any soil moisture.
2. Move container grown plants into the garage or even indoors to protect them.
3. When a heavy freeze is predicted, cover any 
freeze-sensitive plants at dusk after the soil and plants have absorbed the sun's heat; covering the plants traps the radiating heat.
4. Don't use plastic coverings or sheets to cover your plants! Better choices include large cardboard boxes, thick wool blankets or bubblewrap. Make sure the covering goes all the way to the ground to trap the heat.
5. Uncover plants when the temperature rises above freezing to let the plant processes resume normal function - don't keep them covered all winter - they will suffocate!
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Are you in the dark?
Now that we have all fallen back an hour for the end of day light savings time, it gets darker a lot earlier now. If your outdoor lights run on a timer, it is likely they need to be adjusted to come on earlier. If you need help setting your timer, please let us know and we can help you.
It is also a good time to check your irrigation system. If you have an established landscape, you can scale your watering down significantly.
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