FALL AND WINTER GARDENING BASICS FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY Author : ucce.ucdavis.edu

One of the advantages of Southern California over the North and the East, is that our mild winters make it possible to plant and grow year-round. Fall is not only a time for garden maintenance and preparation of the soil for spring planting; it is the time to plant for winter and early spring harvests and blooms. Also it is the time to overwinter cool weather hardy crops, and plant cover crops for soil building. Growth during fall and winter slows down. Seeds sown now for spring crops and blooms will encourage the growth of strong roots and foliage. These plants will bear sooner in spring. Timing is an important factor in planting cool weather hardy crops in fall. Seeds will germinate throughout this season, but it is critical that these plants grow to maturity by Thanksgiving or early December, so they do not bolt and go to seed with the coming of the first warm weather in spring.

This workshop is designed to give you basic gardening principles in order for you to have a healthy garden.

topic covered:
SOIL : Types of Soil, Preparation of Soil, Composting, Irrigation, Benefits of Good Soil
PLANTING : What to Plant Now, Timing and Maturation,