2014 Encinitas Garden Tour Photos

The Encinitas Garden Tour this weekend was wonderful. Here are some photos of the beautiful gardens and also the Encinitas Unified School Gardening Program gardens.

School program garden tour

Artichoke in bloom

Mosaic Tile made by homeowner

Espalier Trained apple tree

Garden tags and tiles

Succulent Planter

Mermaid Garden

Rain Chain with slat wood border wall

Vertical Garden home entrance

Succulent raised planter

November Planting Guide

Vegetables

BEETS, BROCCOLI, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, CABBAGE, CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY COLLARDS 
ENDIVE, KALE, KOHL RABI, LETTUCE, LEEKS  ONIONS PARSLEY, PARSNIP PEAS, RADISH,  RUTABAGA, SPINACH SWISS CHARD, TURNIPS
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Flowers
Alyssum, Bachelor Button, Butterfly Flower, Pot Marigold, California Poppy, Carnation, Candytuft, Columbine, Flax, Petunia,  Phlox, Poppy, Primrose, Stock, Sweet Pea, Verbena, Viola, Wallflower

MINT

PEA TRELLIS

Companion Planting Ideas for your fall garden:

Broccoli and Rosemary planted in a sunny area.

Cabbage and Dill planted in fertile soil in cooler weather.

Celery with anything that enjoys being watered well!

Peas and Turnip are a great pair to grow together.

Brussels Sprouts and Thyme

Beet and Mint

September Garden Planting Guide

Sweet Peas

September Flowers: African Daisy, Bachelor Button, California Poppy, Flax, Foxglove, Marigold, Pansy, Petunia, Snapdragon, Stock, Sweet Pea, Verbena, Viola, Wallflower.

September Herbs: Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme

Vegetables: Beans (bush), Brussels sprouts, Carrot, Celery, Fava Beans, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Onion sets, Radish, Swiss Chard.

* Remember to mulch even in the cooler months ahead.

* Check for feeding (fertilizing). Azaleas, cyclamen, roses and fuchsias this month.

*Plant perennials. Plant sweet peas the first week of September (specifically the early variety: Mammoth, Early Spencer or Multiflora).

*referrences from Pat Welsh’s Southern California Organic Gardening Book- a month by month guide to gardening in Southern California.