SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GARDENING TIPS
Posted on Sunday, September 5th, 2010 at 4:28 am
This is my first time gardening summer veggies. I need some advice!!?
I live in Southern California (west LA) and I want to start a little summer veggie garden. I was thinking of growing corn, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, bok choy, and ong choy (azn veggies.) This is my first time growing a veggie garden. Do you suggest starting from seeds or clones/transplants? If clones/transplants are recommended; where is a good supplier in the LA area?
Do I need to pH the water and add nutes to the soil? Should I use RO (reverse osmosis water) or tap water? Tap water already has a PPM of 650 in my area so that alone has plenty of minerals, chemicals, prescriptions (haha) to keep the plant healthy, yes?
Any tips would help cause I’m obviously a noob.
Thanks!
I plan on feeding just myself and my hubby so only two people. I have a huge plot of land (soil) next to our condo that is totally available (like 10X10) but I doubt I’ll use all that space.
thanks for your help!
Corn needs at least 4 rows for pollenation. Plant seeds directly in the ground, takes about a month for them to sprout.
You’ll want to choose Indeterminant tomatoes for fruit all season. (Determinant tomatoes only bear once.)
Broccoli and the cabbage you want to grow are cool season vegies, won’t do too well in summer’s heat.
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