We planted tomatoes from seed in mid-September. Wait until after Halloween, though. The Swiss Chard didn't make it. Too warm, even our coldest cold isn't a sustainable cold enough for lettuce. The UF website has good info. Remember that you live in Zone 11, not 10. Cucumbers, squash, gourds of that kind do well here - after Halloween. All out plants were in containers - we rent the house. For insects and grubs: we just pluck off the hornworms and other grubs. My husband makes this habanero pepper/garlic concoction tea, sprays it on the plants. I don't know the recipe or where he got it.
Google Dirt Doctor. He's got a radio show from Texas. He's more into organic gardening and taking care of the SOIL - not so much the plants themselves (if your soil is good, your plants will be, too). We also make a compost tea that requires molasses and a water pump to aerate. It's viable for only a few hours. Buy worms and use their poop after feeding them banana peels, carrot ends, etc. No onions, though. Lots more info that I wish I could spill out quickly, but I have to get ready to go to work.
Most important to remember: You are in Zone 11! not 10.
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Date: 2008-06-09 05:22 pm (UTC)Google Dirt Doctor. He's got a radio show from Texas. He's more into organic gardening and taking care of the SOIL - not so much the plants themselves (if your soil is good, your plants will be, too). We also make a compost tea that requires molasses and a water pump to aerate. It's viable for only a few hours. Buy worms and use their poop after feeding them banana peels, carrot ends, etc. No onions, though. Lots more info that I wish I could spill out quickly, but I have to get ready to go to work.
Most important to remember: You are in Zone 11! not 10.