Gardening During Winter

soil · Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:46 pm

some common perennial plants would be raspberries, strawberries, fruit trees, citrus, things like that.

rainbowgardener · Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:46 pm

also shasta daisies, bee balm, black eyed susan, tulips, lilies... and so on

Middleman777 · Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:17 am

I'm in SOCAL myself and looking to do a little winter gardening. Just bought some seeds today, gonna plant them tomorrow.

Middleman777 · Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:17 am

I'm in SOCAL myself and looking to do a little winter gardening. Just bought some seeds today, gonna plant them tomorrow.

Runningtrails · Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:31 pm

Boy! This is a confusing post to read! lol!

and Bobberman, no...the sun rarely shines here all winter long

It feels like that, anyway...especially near the lakes.

OROZCONLECHE · Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:09 pm

Middleman, I would love to see some pics of your planting, I started seen some radishes seedlings and feels great knowing Winter is still Gardening Season, I Actually Planted some Strawberry plants in the ground and hangers, and That really sucks that Canada doesn't get as much sun.

Jaydenz · Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:37 pm

I know horseradish likes cold weather.

It's almost Christmas and mine are still green and growing outside. I think the coldest it has been is like 24*F.
I have a lot of hot peppers to pick too. They are in 8 inch wide pots in a big window in the den. I'm going to try to grow sweet peppers inside too!

I'm in zone 7a.

OROZCONLECHE · Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:04 pm

I got alot of zebra tomatoes growing inside, and a beefstake, I'm trying to grow some plants inside so when spring hits, they will be ready, and My radish is just growing like crazy, unfortunatelly the Hard winds that Hit southern Cali, brought down all the Palm trees dryed leaves and destroyed most of my radish but I got more seeds, This is My Radish on my custom wood planter [img]https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/victororozco/2011-12-20175807.jpg[/img]

Jaydenz · Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:18 pm

That really sucks about the winds and your radishes but your new ones look good! I lost a ton of peppers when the wind blew a branch down last summer.

I tried growing tomatoes inside but no luck yet. I'm going to try again. Here's one of my indoor peppers. I took this picture about 2 weeks ago. I think it's a Cubanelle!

There's a lot more peppers on it now!

[img]https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6051/6365829661_fdfcd3e209_z.jpg[/img]

OROZCONLECHE · Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:21 pm

Thats Awesome, Well I planted Radishes like crazy, everywere I could planted them I did, for the main reason that my sisters ducks eat all the seedlings so that will leave some still alive, and well my indoors plants are doing fantastic, I just wish my Mom wouldnt mind me putting a light over them, I have a good light but she says it wastes too much energy, so its slowed down on growing but it looks very healthy, Just as healthy as your Pepper plant, Its very nice

Jaydenz · Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:48 pm

Ducks?? Omg!

theres ducks here too but they never get in our yard. I even feed them sometimes. My mom has lights on her plants and I can use them but I think sunlight in the window is better. Btw, this is the first year that I've been growing plants too. I started last spring growing tomatoes and peppers. I got a ton of bell peppers and pimentos but the tomatoes died. that's why I want to try those again.

OROZCONLECHE · Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:13 pm

Yea, Its my First Year, I got Out of Jail on July and Needed a better Hobby to keep me busy instead of trouble, so my friend got me into gardening and now its been a couple of months and its amazing seen stuff grow, My plants are growing fantastic but they seem to stop because of the weather, but the ones inside are by a window doing great, I have several seeds of different plants in small cups to grow a variety of peepers and tomatoes [img]https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/victororozco/2011-11-26172221.jpg[/img]

Jaydenz · Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:04 am

Wow! and yeah that is a better hobby. If that ever happened to me my parents would totally freak! and I would probably be grounded forever. Btw thats how I started growing my plants too was in cups. it took soooo long but its awesome to watch them grow!

OROZCONLECHE · Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:49 am

Yea a little better than watching grass grow specially cuz your gana get a reward (veggies) and then after trading seeds with other you will have a big variety

jal_ut · Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:56 pm

I have never gardened in Southern California, but my guess is that right now you would do well to plant early varieties such as spinach, lettuce, radish, turnip, kohlrabi, and cabbage. Do you expect any frost there in the next month? These plants can withstand a light freeze. They do well when the temperatures are cool.

In about 3 weeks plant beets, chard. About the first of February you should be good to go with melons, beans, tomatoes, peppers and squash. If you don't normally experience frost in February.

Cucumbers usually plant a week or two after the squash. They like it to be warm and won't do well otherwise.

OROZCONLECHE · Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:02 pm

I don't believe we get any Frosts here in Ontario Cal. the coldest it gets is probably low 30s but thats about it, as of right now we are still in the 70s, and Its Pretty nice, sunny No clouds in the sky, and I have radishes growing like crazy, the melons and squash I'm going to wait till probably feb like you said.