recent harvest from Shashank

(editor's note): It's hard to grow cauliflower in our garden, nice work!

 

Garden task 4 5 2021

 My goal for this quarter is to tame our unruly compostable green waste area. There are 3 piles in the back, 1 for green weeds/plants, 2 for brown/dead weeds/plants, 3 for woody material to be run through a chipper. Organizing things will make it much easier to efficiently build nice compost piles. I propose that folks start with the area that is X'd off so that it is a straight and flat shot for a wheelbarrow to get in there. 

 thanks!

pics 4 5 2021

Salvia microphylla, photo bombed by a coastal CA poppy and a fava

garlic jungle

selective focus

coastal CA poppy jungle

 

Seasonal Growing List - Spring

Spring

• March

• Herbs 

• Chives

• Parsley

• Sage 

• Savory

• Tarragon 

• Thyme

• Vegetables

• Lettuce

• Peas

• Radish 

• Spinach

• Vegetables - Transplant

• Artichokes

• Asparagus 

• Broccoli

• Brussel sprouts 

• Cabbage

• Cauliflower

• Kale

• Rhubarb

• Fruit 

• Cherry 

• Apricot 

• Peach

• Succulents 

• Annuals 

• Alyssum

• Cosmos

• Geranium 

• Marigold

• Morning glory 

• Phlox

• Verbena

• Zinnia

• Achillea 

• Artemisia

• Coreopsis 

• Daylily

• Dianthus

• Shrubs

• Dwarf pomegranate

• Pyracantha

• Barberry

• Mahonia

• April 

• Herbs

• Marjoram

• Vegetables 

• Beets

• Carrots 

• Celery 

• Kale

• Kohlrabi 

• Rhubarb

• Chard

• Leeks 

• Radishes

• Spinach

• Vegetable - Transplant

• Beans

• Cucumber

• Tomatoes

• Artichokes 

• Asparagus 

• Broccoli

• Cabbage 

• Brussel sprouts

• Cauliflower 

• Annuals

• Aster

• Cosmos 

• Marigold

• Lobelia 

• Petunia

• Zinnia

• May

• Herbs 

• Basil

• Marjoram

• Thyme

• Vegetables 

• Beans

• Corn

• Cucumbers

• Eggplant

• Melon 

• Peppers

• Tomatoes 

• Squash

• Fruit

• Avocado

• Banana

• Cherimoya 

• Mango 

• Strawberry 

• Guava trees

• Annuals 

• Agrostemma

• Ageratum 

• Alyssum

• Marigold

• Nasturtium

• Sunflower

• Zinnia

• Begonia

• Coleus

• Impatiens

• Lobelia

More References:

http://www.ivparks.org/recreation/Garden%20info%20for%20IV.pdf

http://cesantabarbara.ucanr.edu/Master_Gardener/Master_Your_Garden_Month-By-Month/

In addition to knowing what to grow it’s good to know what not to grow. Check out this website  https://plantright.org/

Gardening with Native Plants

 I'm not really a birder, mostly because my dad was, and it was super annoying waiting for him to identify yet another little brown bird, but Audubon California has put out some great info during covid. This video is super interesting.

Stirrup Hoe

For those who don't know, this should be your favorite garden tool at this time of year. Very efficient and effective way to weed your plot or raised bed or for weeding an open plot for your garden community work hours. There are alot of videos on youtube, I liked this one.

Task List for Volunteer Hours early Feb 2021

 1) Thistle, 4 o'clock, black mustard patrol. These weeds grow large and also they regrow when you weedwhack so better to pull them. 4 o'clocks and black mustard most noticeable in the orchard by the greenhouse patio. The thistles I saw on Hummingbird.

2) pick up random pieces of detritus (plastic pieces, small pieces of wood or wire that would tangle the weed whacker)

 3) stirrup hoe P13. Stirrup hoes cut off young plants from their roots and are an efficient way to weed large areas. Also, they scrape along the soil surface, so don't bring up dormant weed seeds to germinate.

4) stirrup hoe P14. ditto. also the ~2' tall dead white-ish weeds should be pulled

5) stirrup hoe restoration area. the grass might need a shovel. dig it out, knock soil from the roots and leave it.

 

6) stirrup hoe just North of patio 

7) weed out H6. lots of bermuda grass all around, and rag weed in the raised bed

8) weed path South of P11/P12. primarily the tall dead weeds in the background of the pic

9) fill in trench that is just south of water cistern & greenwaste pile. this was dug a while ago to theoretically bring electricity to the garden. this is finally going to happen, but from a different electric box.

10) wheelbarrow composted manure around trees (leave a 1' gap around the trunk). manure from the north side of the northernmost pile is ok to use.

11) cut, then dig out, arundo near restoration area. good if you have alot of energy/frustration to burn. Arundo is the bamboo-like plant in the far background of the pic for #8

Seasonal Growing List - Winter

Winter 

• December 

• Vegetables 

• Asparagus 

• Beets

• Carrots 

• Cabbage family

• Lettuce

• Onions 

• Parsnips 

• Potato

• Radish 

• Spinach 

• Turnips

• Bare-Root Roses

• January 

• Herbs 

• Bay leaf 

• Chives

• Parsley 

• French thyme

• Vegetables

• Artichokes

• Horseradish

• Rhubarb

• Fruit 

• Strawberries

• February 

• Vegetables 

• Beets 

• Celery 

• Carrots 

• Chard

• Collards

• Kale

• Kohlrabi

• Leeks

• Lettuce 

• Peas

• Radishes

• Spinach 

• Turnips

• Garlic

• Onions 

• Shallots

• Fruit 

• Berries

• Grapevines 

• Ornamentals

• Alyssum

• Aster

• Cornflower

• Calendula

• Carnation 

• Coreopsis 

• Columbine 

• Cosmos

• Delphinium

• Forget-me-not 

• Hollyhock

• Impatiens

• Lobelia

• Lupine 

• Marigold 

• Pansies

• Petunia

• Violas

• Native wildflowers

• Bulbs 

• Agapanthus 

• Anemone

• Amaryllis 

• Caladium 

• Calla lily

• Dahlia

• Iris

• Gladiola

More References:

http://www.ivparks.org/recreation/Garden%20info%20for%20IV.pdf

http://cesantabarbara.ucanr.edu/Master_Gardener/Master_Your_Garden_Month-By-Month/

In addition to knowing what to grow it’s good to know what not to grow. Check out this website  https://plantright.org/