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New Zealand Spinach
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March-July Spacing: thin plants to 12 iches, rows 2 feet Special Tips: Soak seeds overnight Harvesting:Cut top sprouts 4 to 5 inches long, plants regrow, are invasive inland. Steam,...
Swiss Chard
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: year round Spacing:Thin to six inches, rows 18 inches apart Special Tips: soak seeds 24 hours prior to planting Easy to grow, huge roots, not much fertilizer, compost is best or...
Southern California Organic Gardening, Month by Month
“Pat Welsh’s Southern California Organic Gardening, Month by Month”, Chronicle Books; 2010, takes local gardeners by the hand and helps them grow a beautiful pest-and-disease-free garden while living in harmony with nature, caring for the environment,...
Tips for Building Raised Beds and Planting Vegetables with the Seasons
Question from Sagar: I was brainstorming/talking with Robert Abe of Chia Nursery in Carpinteria a few days ago, and he mentioned how inspiring and informative your talk and stories of your adventures in your vegetable garden at the SB Horticulture society...
Pepper
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Put plants 12 inches apart Special Tips: Spray with 1 Tablespoon of Epsom salts when flowers appear. Harvesting: green or allow to go red. Recommended ...
Turnip
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: (Year-round) Spacing: Thin plants to 7″ apart,in rows 14″ inches apart. Special Tips: Rich humus-filled soil, rapid growth, no fresh manure. Needs plenty of light. Harvesting:...
Tomato
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March-July Spacing: 12 inches apart, rows 6 feet apart Special Tips: Don’t prune along the coast, if disease has been a problem in past years. Prune inland for bigger fruit....
Journal Recommendations
Question from Jim: I’m trying to locate a gardening journal for my wife. She uses your book but would like to take notes and record information specific to our monthly garden needs. I’m hoping you can give me some ideas. Also, you may...
Winter Squash
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Thin vines to 12 iches apart, rows 6 feet apart or hills 8 feet apart, 3 plants to each. Bush types may be closer. Special Tips: Winter squash got this name...
Pumpkin
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Thin plants to 12 inches apart , rows 6 feet apart, or grow 2 plants in hills 6 feet apart. Special Tips: for giant pumpkins save two strong branches, allow...
Leaf Lettuce
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: all months except July and August Spacing: thin to 6 inches apart, rows 21/2 feet apart. Special Tips: Control slugs and snails from planting time forward. Keep crop well fed and...
Melon
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops (Cantaloupe) Planting months: May, June, July Spacing: 12 inches apart, rows 6 feet apart, or in tires or mounds 4 to 6 feet apart, Special Tips: grow over black plastic to preserve heat, plant in...
Eggplant
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April,May,June Spacing: 18-24 inches, rows 2 to 21/2 feet SpecialTips: Needs heat, Cut fruit, don’t pull off stem, stake plants with green bamboo to hold them up, especially...
