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    The trick to year-round vegetable harvests in Southern California is knowing What To Plant When. Planting time recommendations on the backs of seed packets, or in national or European garden books, are often quite inappropriate for our unique climate. Instead, we need to look to local experiences. Environmental Change-Makers has maintained a high-production food garden in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles since 2005. This document --core to our monthly organic vegetable gardening classes-- lets you benefit from our growing experiences. More information on growing high-yield vegetable gardens in Southern California is available through our webpage http://envirochangemakers.org/publications/

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    The trick to year-round vegetable harvests in Southern California is knowing What To Plant When. Planting time recommendations on the backs of seed packets, or in national or European garden books, are often quite inappropriate for our unique climate. Instead, we need to look to local experiences. Environmental Change-Makers has maintained a high-production food garden in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles since 2005. This document --core to our monthly organic vegetable gardening classes-- lets you benefit from our growing experiences. More information on growing high-yield vegetable gardens in Southern California is available through our webpage http://envirochangemakers.org/publications/

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    The trick to year-round vegetable harvests in Southern California is knowing What To Plant When. Planting time recommendations on the backs of seed packets, or in national or European garden books, are often quite inappropriate for our unique climate. Instead, we need to look to local experiences. Environmental Change-Makers has maintained a high-production food garden in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles since 2005. This document --core to our monthly organic vegetable gardening classes-- lets you benefit from our growing experiences. More information on growing high-yield vegetable gardens in Southern California is available through our webpage http://envirochangemakers.org/publications/

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    What to Plant When in Southern California

    In Southern Californias year-round growing season, your key to success is knowing What to Plant When. (Hint: that means ignoring what is written on the seed packets!) This chart reflects our experiences in a coastal So Cal climate (Sunset Zones 2324). The month indicates when to sow seeds. If you are buying nursery plants, you must adjust for the age of the plant. Jan Beans (bush) Beans (pole) Beets Blackeyed peas Broccoli Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Celery Chard Collards Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Endive & chicory Favas Garlic Kale Leeks Lettuce Lima beans Mustard Onions Parsley Parsnip Peas & snowpeas Peppers Potatoes Pumpkin Radish Spinach Squash, summer Squash, winter Sunflowers Tomatoes Turnips Watermelon Feb
    COOL

    Mar A A

    Apr

    May
    WARM

    Jun A

    Jul A

    Aug A

    Sep A A A

    Oct

    Nov
    COOL

    Dec

    Guild L L R&G L Br Br 3S R&G Br R&G several Br 3S 3S Tom Br L R&G Br R&G several L Br R&G R&G R&G L Tom Tom 3S Br R&G 3S 3S R&G, 3S Tom Br 3S

    HOT

    A A

    A A A A A A A A A A A A A

    A A

    Key: =excellent time to plant. A=acceptable time to plant. 0713 Tom=plant with Tomato guild, Br= plant with Broccoli guild, 3S= plant with 3Sisters guild, R&G= plant with Roots&Greens guild, L=legume family provided for use with our Vegetable Crop Rotation Wheel You can get lots more info on high-yield gardening in So Califs unique growing conditions through ECMs gardening booklets available through our website or at any class or event of the Environmental Change-Makers. Coming soon: What to Plant When for your Android! Our app Grow Veggies Southern California, free at the Play Store.

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    www.EnviroChangeMakers.org

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