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Planting in USA - Zone 9b regions

Planting in August - Gardenate

Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Sow seed
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Sow seed
Broccoli Sow seed
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Sow seed
Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) Sow seed
Leeks Sow seed
Lettuce Sow seed
Onion Sow seed
Pumpkin Sow seed
Radish Sow seed
Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) Sow seed
Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) Sow seed
Tomato Sow seed
Turnip Sow seed

Planning for September

Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Sow seed
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Sow seed
Beetroot (also Beets) Sow seed
Broccoli Sow seed
Brussels sprouts Sow seed
Cabbage Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) Sow seed
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Sow seed
Carrot Sow seed
Cauliflower Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Endive Sow seed
Fennel (also Bronze fennel) Sow seed
Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) Sow seed
Kale (also Borecole) Sow seed
Kohlrabi Sow seed
Leeks Sow seed
Lettuce Sow seed
Mustard greens (also gai choy) Sow seed
Onion Sow seed
Radish Sow seed
Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) Sow seed
Shallots (also Eschalots) Sow seed
Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) Sow seed
Strawberry Plants Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Turnip Sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 21 Jan - Keri
    We have had alot of carrot fly. This year ive covered eith insect netting which has helped. Also im not breaking the tops off until inside so they dont smell the tops. We also planted chives and ...
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  • 21 Jan - Marisa
    Does this apply to catnip as well? I actually just threw some seeds in here in January but I may try again in April according to the chart. Thanks!
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  • 19 Jan - Celeste Archer
    In addition to my reply below - I should mention - you can plant more than one corn plant on a mound ( and probably should). IT DEPENDS on how big your mound is...three might be good...5 might be...
    in Beans - climbing
  • 18 Jan - Celeste Archer
    Since I'm from North America, my answer is a "canned/typical" answer. MANY people use the 3 sisters planting here -- -- The "Three Sisters" planting method is a traditional Indigenous compa...
    in Beans - climbing
  • 14 Jan -
    probably hardneck
    in Garlic
  • 14 Jan -
    Gardinate should update their Garlic listing to have two types. Hardneck and soft neck. Because although hardneck may not grow well in zones 9a and up, soft neck will do just fine in 9 zones. Gilr...
    in Garlic
  • 14 Jan -
    Yep! Softneck garlic grows perfectly fine in zone 9b for me. I mean we are pretty close to Gilroy which is like the Garlic capital of the US. So...
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USA - Zone 2a,   USA - Zone 2b,   USA - Zone 3a,   USA - Zone 3b,   USA - Zone 4a,   USA - Zone 4b,   USA - Zone 5a,   USA - Zone 5b,   USA - Zone 6a,   USA - Zone 6b,   USA - Zone 7a,   USA - Zone 7b,   USA - Zone 8b,   USA - Zone 8a,   USA - Zone 9a,   USA - Zone 9b,   USA - Zone 10a,   USA - Zone 10b,   USA - Zone 11a,   USA - Zone 11b,   USA - Zone 12a,   USA - Zone 12b,   USA - Zone 13a,   USA - Zone 13b  

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