March Planting Guide Southern California

Vegetables:

Beans (bush and pole), Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chives, Collards, Endive, Kale, Parsley, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Squash, Swiss Chard, Turnips. Possibly tomatoes at the end of the month.

The soil is beginning to warm up and the selection of vegetables are increasing.

Some of the easiest to grow are lettuce and radishes and planting heirloom, or unique varieties like "rainbow radishes" makes the experience that much better.

Companion planting:

Group these together for better yields, harmonious planting and best overall conditions for growing. 

-carrot, parsley, tomato.

-beans (pole), radish, cabbage, lettuce

-beans (bush), carrot, lettuce, strawberry, savory, mint, collard

Flower Planting Guide:

(Just a few popular ones) Aster, Carnation, Chinese Forget-me-not, Cosmos, Dahlia, Flax, Petunia, Queen Anne's Lace, Sunflower, Sweet Pea, Viola, Wallflower.

It's Finally DAHLIA planting time!

February Planting Guide

FEBRUARY PLANTING GUIDE 

Southern California 

ASPARAGUS —– BEETS —– BROCCOLI —– BRUSSEL SPROUTSCABBAGE —- CARROTS  CHIVES —– COLLARDS —-CAULIFLOWER -- KALE —– KOHL RABBI —- LETTUCE ONION  PARSLEY —– PARSNIP —– PEAS —– POTATOES —–RADISH —–RUTABAGA SPINACH —– TURNIP —– SWISS CHARD

FLOWER PLANTING GUIDE:

California Poppy Planting time! Marigold, California Desert Bluebells, Candytuft, Carnation, Chinese Forget-me-not, Chrysanthemum, Columbine, Cosmos, Dahlia, Flax, Alyssum, Petunia, Phlox, Queen Anne's Lace, Statice, Sweet Pea, Sweet Sultan, Verbena, Wallflower

DAHLIA PLANTING TIME

January Planting Guide

Dahlia Planting time

Lemon Tree in a container

Strawberries in containers

It’s January and if you live in Southern California where this is the wettest and coldest month of the year, you can still enjoy a long growing season. Grab your hoe and get digging because there is No snow, No waiting to plant, No problem!

VEGETABLES: ARTICHOKE, ASPARAGUS, BEETS, BROCCOLI, CABBAGE, CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, CHIVES, COLLARDS, FAVAS, KALE, LETTUCE, PARSLEY,PEAS,  RADISH, RHUBARB, SPINACH, TURNIP.

FRUITS that Grow In January:  AVOCADO, GUAVAS, KUMQUATS, LEMONS, STRAWBERRIES, NAVEL ORANGES, TANGERINES.

FLOWERS: Plant summer blooming bulbs: Canna, Crocosmia, Dahlia, Gladiolus, and Tuberose. Sweet Peas.

* Prune Roses this month  * Plant Bare Root Berries, Fruit Trees, Grapes