It's that time of year again. We'll bid our warm weather vegetables adieu and look forward to a wealth of greens instead. We are fortunate in Southern California to be able to grow things year round, instead of being limited by cold weather and snow. So, the Garden Club began the task of pulling out faded pepper and tomato plants, ancient chard and dry beans. Off to the compost bin they went, where they will become nutrition for future plantings. Soon we'll be planting carrots, radishes, spinach, lettuce, cabbages and peas. Garlic will be here soon and the onions are already in the ground. We had great success with broccoli last year, so it will be planted again, along with trials of cauliflower and brussel sprouts. For the butterflies, hummingbirds and bees, we have some sweet pea and wildflower seeds to scatter. There are useful seeds to plant too - clover and Fava beans to improve our soil. Who knew that fall cleanup could be so fun?!
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