Resources
Bexar County AgriLife Extension Office – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Bexar County. Agriculture, environmental stewardship, youth and adult life skills, human capital and leadership, and community economic development.
Bexar County AgriLife Extension – Beekeeping – Bexar County AgriLife Extension website.
Bexar County AgriLife Extension – Insects and Integrated Pest Management – Bexar County AgriLife Extension website and blog. Includes Insects and Kids!, Bug Blog, upcoming events, and more.
Bexar County Master Gardener Scholarships – Bexar County Master Gardeners offer merit-based scholarships to students majoring in a horticulture related field.
Junior Master Gardener Program -The Junior Master Gardener program is an international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension network. JMG engages children in novel, “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind.
Skip Richter, AgriLife Extension Service – Additional website gardening resources (2/17/2022 Monthly Meeting)
Soil Testing – Texas A&M University Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory. Home gardeners should use the Urban Soil Submittal Form.
Texas AgriLife – Everything Texans Ask about Gardening – Q&A by Joseph Masabni and Patrick Lillard on growing vegetables, herbs and related topics.
Youth Gardens Program – Bexar County’s premier gardening program for children.
Organizations Open to the Public
Alamo Area Beekeepers Association
Gardening Volunteers of South Texas
Native Plant Society of Texas – San Antonio Chapter
San Antonio Cactus and Xerophyte Society
San Antonio Herb Market Association
Water Garden Club of South Texas
Service Providers
Do you need a service? Master Gardeners may not recommend specific companies or products; the following are associations of licensed providers who can make recommendations. Many list their members contact information on their website.
San Antonio Arborist Association – An association of certified arborist and tree maintenance companies. They publish a directory of members.
San Antonio Irrigation Association – An association of Professional Irrigators, Landscape Contractors, Manufactures, and Landscape Architects. The SAIA’s primary focus is to provide up-to-date information to its members and others. They publish a list of their members.