removing leaves in winter SoCal
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Comments (9)Tonio: I use that one also, but the other is a lot more microclimate specific with the map. Phil: That's a good general rule. By the way, notice the different dates for seeds or PLANTS for all the brassicas. What's kind of bogus is if you want to go down to Home Depot and pick up some fall/winter seedlings, they won't carry them until xmas or so -- not really a good time to stick a small seedling in the ground with the lack of sunlight, but Armstrong starts carrying them in late August. Yep. I grow quite a bit. Broccoli, Cauli, Bok Choy, Collards, kale, Leeks, Red Onions, Napa(first time this year -- planted seedlings in Dec -- produced real well, though for the longest time, I didn't think they were going to head; Snow Peas were awesome this year -- started in early November; Spinach, Leaf Lettuces, Swiss chard. What I've noticed is most of the Brassicas like to be planted early on in the fall or the mid-late winter -- once again, because of the lack of sunlight. Bok Choy's a hit or miss thing with me though -- I either get some decent plants or the heat or cold(what I've read recently) causes them to bolt. Potatoes -- I tried some reds one year and got some small ones, but since then I've found out that they like a pretty acidic soil and we're a bit on the basic side here in the west. So, before i try again, I'll have to add some sulfur to bring the ph down some. That... and the fact that I'm somewhat of a chile fanatic and since they're both in the nightshade family, it doesn't lend itself to crop rotation very easily. Nancy: Sometimes, just SOME TIMES, I wish I was more North for certain crops. Kevin...See MoreWhat to do w/ Strawberries in the SoCal Winter?
Comments (8)Thanks everyone for the information. It looks like i'll just leave them be. @Guavalane I'm actually surprised at how well they are doing. I have 28 albion strawberry plants. Each in a 6in x 6in x 6in container. I have them in a pretty fast draining soil, and water them daily during the heat waves and every other day when its cooler. This is my first year growing strawberries but they are doing very well. Some have 3-4 crowns from the initial single bare root crown I planted in March. They are definitely still producing. I would say I have gathered about 4 baskets of strawberries so far. With many more to come. Each plant has atleast 1 flower stalk with 3-7 berries, and a hand full have 2 flower stalks....See MoreLeaving plants in the ground in So. cal
Comments (11)You know, now that I think back, that is the year we replanted our front yard, and I started planting some plumerias. I had totally blanked it out! It was even hard on my newly planted king palms, one double trunk I lost completely. I was totally inexperienced with the plumerias, and didn't have any resources to help me. I ended up losing 4 big plumerias I had bought and planted. Although I think I had the wherewithal to make a few cuttings. Those are some of the plants that just this year bloomed for me. I had blanked it out! Hopefully, as Bill says, that won't happen again for another 35 years, by then I will be in my 90's and probably past caring!...See MoreOT: Winterizing...in coastal SoCal?
Comments (36)plllog, we have a similar "micro-climate" here in Michigan. All along the lakeshore is zone 6, but less than 25 miles inland it's a whole 'nother zone, zone 5. Not as dramatic a change as skiiing and beaches, but it's always 10 degrees cooler at The Lake in the summer and 10 degrees warmer in the winter. sarah, we visited Dana Point while we were there too, I was looking for a date shake. Never did find one... Lars, hopefully I'll be seeing you this summer! Ellen, I'm sure we'll come again, but Jeremy comes here because he grew up here, his mother and brothers are here, and all the cousins. So, other family members visit occasionally but to see everyone, they have to come here. He likes July, LOL. Anyway, back to winterization! I saw the weather report, it's supposed to be down to 2F this weekend. I'm hoping my asparagus and garlic are mulched well enough as all the snow melted and that acts as insulation when it gets very cold. No snow, no insulating effect, hopefully those things are hardy enough to survive. Especially the asparagus, it's easier to grow more garlic. Annie...See Moreroseseek
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