The Winter Garden, Second Time Around

I understood in my first year of gardening that since I was in Southern California I could still grow things during winter. Kale, bok choy, chard (which probably wouldn't die if a nuke was dropped directly on it) and spinach were all I planted last fall. I didn't realize that here, my "winter" garden gets to be as diverse as my spring one. I basically get to plant all the crap that would die in the 110 degree summer weather that isn't recommended for my zone. Take that mother nature! I can grow whatever I want, I just have to do it at certain times of the year. Boo yah.

I planted:

• Bok choy
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Cilantro
• Dill
• Garlic (planted 52 cloves so far)
• Garlic Chives
• Kale (dinosaur kale, rawr!)
• Leeks
• Lettuce (5 different kinds)
• Marigolds
• Onions (yellow)
• Onions (red)
• Parsley (Italian)
• Poppys
• Radishes
• Spinach

November 26, 2011

Habaneros! Not many leaves left after the wind.

Volunteer dill plant

Volunteer cucurbitabeae (melon or squash, not sure which yet)

Garlic coming up 2 weeks after planting

Radishes

One of hundreds of volunteer lettuce plants

Bok choy with diatomaceous earth on it

Chinese Ornamental Pepper, insert penis joke here.

Roma tomatoes, the plant is loaded with green ones.