Orange County April Planting Guide
April 6
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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. Heirloom Potager will be installing some new gardens for residential clients and starting a new commercial design project. Check out the Orange County CA April planting guide.
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Planning a Spring Garden with Warm Season Plants
Here are a some great options for your April planting list:
Berries, Beans, Beets, Carrots, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Leeks, Melons, Onions (short- and medium-day), Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radish, Scallions, Snow Peas, Spinach*, Summer Squash, Sugar Peas, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes (start 2nd round of seeds indoors), Watermelon, Winter Squash
Herbs*: Arugula, Basil (start seeds), Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Mint, Nasturtium, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Seasoning Celery, Summer Savory, Sweet Marjoram, Tarragon, Thyme, Violas, Watercress
*Transplant Seedlings
Unique Heirloom Varieties to Plant this Season
Practice Companion Planting for Your Fall Garden
Here are a some great companion plants for your April planting list:
Alyssum, Bachelor Buttons, Borage, Calendula, Cosmos, Echinacea, Marigolds, Nasturtium, Poppies, Salvia, Scabiosas, Sunflowers, Zinnias
Companion planting is a very old-world, organic gardening method rooted in creating a diverse ecosystem of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers grown int he same space. As a result of inter-planting, you’ll create a more habitable environment for plants, improve soil health, and reduce the resources needed to grow sustainable amounts of produce.
Consider inter-planting some herbs with your fruits and vegetables this year to attract more pollinators and help keep pesky bugs at bay.
With a long and tenured history, the practice of companion planning was primarily practiced by home gardeners who weren’t driven solely by efficient outputs. However, as the impact of climate change grows and concerns over the use of pesticides for health increase, more and more gardeners (both home and commercial) are starting to implement the practice of companion planting.
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Zone 9b August Planting Guide
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 August Planting Guide
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
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.
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