Zone 9b August Planting Guide

2023-08-13T13:32:14-07:00July 31st, 2022|

With the heat of August upon us, now is the time to begin preparation of our cool season garden. The hot summer sun brings hearty vegetable yields and flowers in full color! Now is a great time to ensure your garden is receiving sufficient water and that no garden pests have made their way to your precious plants. Consider placing an order for your cool season seeds from a local heirloom provider. Hardy vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, kale and radishes thrive in the cool season and the most dazzling varieties tend to sell out quickly!

Potager Salad Philosophy

2022-07-27T21:18:51-07:00March 25th, 2022|

At Heirloom Potager, we follow a simple philosophy to use fresh ingredients with pantry staples and a few classic recipes that enhance the best of the season. Follow our easy approach to creating delicious salad without fuss. We consider proteins as an additional item that can be added to enhance any salad, but it shouldn’t be the focus.

Orange County August Planting Guide

2023-08-10T19:12:10-07:00August 1st, 2021|

With the heat of August upon us, now is the time to begin preparation of our cool season garden. The hot summer sun brings hearty vegetable yields and flowers in full color! Now is a great time to ensure your garden is receiving sufficient water and that no garden pests have made their way to your precious plants. Consider placing an order for your cool season seeds from a local heirloom provider. Hardy vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, kale and radishes thrive in the cool season and the most dazzling varieties tend to sell out quickly!

Orange County July Planting Guide

2022-06-23T18:17:39-07:00July 1st, 2021|

With hot summer days (and nights), it's time to succession plant in the garden and create some shade options for young plants. It's also a good time to review your cool season notes to plan for the cool season garden. Consider adding in more hot-season favorites like peppers, sweet potatoes, or okra in the hottest spaces in your garden. Don't forget our suggested flower companion planting guide this month to bring more pollinators to your garden. Check out the Orange County CA July planting guide.

Orange County June Planting Guide

2022-06-23T17:50:09-07:00June 1st, 2021|

With hot summer days on the horizon, it's time to start planting in the summer garden. Consider adding in hot-season favorites like peppers, sweet potatoes, or okra. Check out our suggested flower companion planting guide this month to bring more pollinators to your garden. Check out the Orange County CA June planting guide.

Orange County May Planting Guide

2022-06-23T17:51:10-07:00April 20th, 2021|

Spring is officially here which means it's time to plant the summer garden! Evening temperatures are warm enough to move all your seedlings into the garden. With your young warm season plants in the ground, start planning for succession sowing and stocking up on worm castings to make compost tea and feed your soil. Tomatoes, squash, and peppers can be hungry feeders. Check out our suggested flower companion planting guide this month to bring happy pollinators to your garden.

Orange County April Planting Guide

2022-06-23T17:51:56-07:00April 6th, 2021|

Spring is officially here which means it's time to plant the summer garden! All your summer favorites should be started from seed and transplanted into the garden. Hopefully you've started some tomato seeds already and have hardened off your transplants! If you haven't, stop over to a local nursery to pick up some warm season crops and start planning for succession sowing and amending your garden soil. Check out our suggested flower companion planting guide this month to bring happy pollinators to your garden. Check out the Orange County CA April planting guide.

Orange County March Planting Guide

2022-06-23T17:58:56-07:00March 1st, 2021|

With spring days away, it's time to start hardening off your spring transplants, planning for succession sowing, and amending your garden soil. Check out our suggested flower companion planting guide this month. Heirloom Potager will be installing some new gardens for residential clients and starting some commercial design projects. Check out the Orange County CA March planting guide.

Orange County February Planting Guide

2022-06-23T18:14:04-07:00February 2nd, 2021|

With spring only a month away, it's time to start finalize your spring and summer garden, start sowing summer seeds, and amend garden soil. Check out our suggested flower companion planting guide this month. Heirloom Potager will be installing some new gardens for residential clients and starting some commercial design projects. Check out the Orange County CA February planting guide.

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