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Expected Frost dates for zip 90503

1st fall frost : December 16 Last spring frost January 27 Growing season:  322 days 

Companion plants

Corn, Cucumbers, bush beans Celery and bush beans Marigolds with almost anything Radishes & carrots Green beans, radishes, celery, nasturtium Carrots, onions, shallots, red onions, chives, garlic, radishes

July seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Bush beans Pole beans  Corn Cucumbers

June seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Bush beans Pole beans Cantaloupe  Corn Cucumbers Okra Peppers Pumpkin

May seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Bush beans Pole beans Cantaloupe  Carrots Corn Cucumbers Jicama Okra Peppers Pumpkin Radish Sunflower  Tomatoes  Watermelon

April seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Bush beans Pole beans Cantaloupe Carrots Corn Cucumbers Jicama Okra Peppers Pumpkin Radish Tomatoes Watermelon

March seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Bush beans Pole beans Cabbage California poppies  Carrots Corn Onions Parsley Petunias Potatoes  Radish  Sunflowers

February seeds I want to plant in Southern California

Asparagus Broccoli  Bush beans Cabbage  California poppy Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Chives Cucumbers Lettuce  Marigolds Onions Parsley Peas petunia Potatoes  Radish  Spinach Sunflower Thyme Zinnia

January seeds I want to plant in Southern California

 Asparagus Broccoli Bush beans Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower  Chives Cucumbers Lettuce marigolds Onions Onions, green Onions, walla walla Parsley  peas  petunias Potatoes  Radish Spinach Thyme Zinnia

December seeds I want to plant in Southern California

 Broccoli  Bush beans Cabbage  Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower  Cucumbers Leeks Lettuce  marigolds Onions, green Onions, walla walla Parsley Peas Petunia Radish Spinach  Thyme Zinnia

November seeds I want to plant in Southern California

 Broccoli Bush beans Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower  Celery  Cucumbers Lavender Leeks Lettuce  marigolds Onions onions, green Parsley peas petunia Radish spinach Thyme Zinnia

October seeds I want to plant in Southern California:

 Broccoli Bush bean Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower  Celery Cilantro Cucumber Lavender Leeks Lettuce marigolds Onions, green Pansy Parsley Peas Petunia Radish Spinach Thyme Zinnia

September seeds I want to plant in Southern California

 Broccoli bush beans cabbage cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Lavender Leeks lettuce marigolds onions, green Pansy parsley peas Petunias Radish spinach Thyme Zinnia

August seeds planted:

 All planted with a little steer manure & peat moss. 10th- planted forget me nots, 2023, cynoglossum blue from valley greene, also driveway oval. 10th - 2024 packet, from ferry morse, chinese forget me not, to driveway oval. 11th- weeded and seeded with black eyed Susan's  and columbine both from perry morse out front.  12th - weeded & seeded west garage wall area (part of it) with corn, near wall, bush beans in front, cukes left of walkway. East of walkway: okra. West of walkway: green onions. West wall in back cabbages, next to it broccoli.

August shopping list

 compost [I bought steer manure] -------------  gerbera daisy larkspur leeks lobelia shallots

August to do's Southern California

  6th-12th plant bush beans (done) plant peas end of month in shady area : Broccoli (done) Cabbage (done) Leeks Onions (green, done) Shallots In August plant seeds: Celery Columbine ( done) corn (done ) cucumbers (done ) forget me nots (done) gerbera daisy gloriosa daisy aka black-eyed susan (done) Lobelia Pole beans

seeds I have to plant for 2024

Bell peppers, mini Broccoli Cabbage calif. Poppies Canteloupe carrots Cauliflower celery Chives Cilantro Cucumber 3 more packets lavender leek Lettuce lettuce, iceberg Marigolds okra (more) onions, bunching onions, red Onions, walla walla pansy Parsley peas petunia radish Spinach sunflower tomato Zinnia watermelon Zinnia