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Who else here is in sunset zone 11, and how do you deal with it?
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Posted by icyboyedy Z8 CA sunset11 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 22, 05 at 3:48
| I'm in the High Desert area of California, an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. Sunset considers this to be the toughest place to garden due to strong spring winds, cold winters, sandy soils and the obvious 100+ temps in summer, but I'm having success, especially with cool season veggies. Summer can be tough, but the winters are not that severe.A lot of my crops can overwinter and begin producing early. So from October through mid May I can grow a lot. I suppose I could garden straight through the winter if I used hoophouses ,coldframes, etc. |
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RE: Who else here is in sunset zone 11, and how do you deal with
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| Hello Icyboy ... I also am in zone 11 but in Southern Nevada. How high is your elavation ?? My elavation is about 2,500 feet. Yep .. spring here is short and can get hot and windy real fast ... fall is a better time for planting. The winter is fairly mellow ... in fact one gardener I know has kept tomatoes in a small improvised cold frame adjacent to his house ... all winter long he would simply open his window and pick some tomatoes. The soil is what drives me nuts ... raised beds are very useful. Good Day ... |
RE: Who else here is in sunset zone 11, and how do you deal with
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| I'm also at 2,560 ft elevation. Right now I'm loving my greens and radishes(I eat the leaves too). My best success was last spring when I sowed 10ft of spinach and I was able to harvest leaves for salads from April til' mid May when they started to bolt. |
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