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fall and winter gardening in san francisco
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Posted by thespirals 10a CA (My Page) on Fri, Oct 22, 04 at 17:36
Hi, I just moved to a place in san francisco in the marina. The place has a backyard, there is already some fushias and hydrangeas growing there, and I'm not sure if my identification is correct, but I think I see some calla lilies (or some kind of lily) sprouting from the soil. There are other plants, but I do not know their names. The backyard looks like it hasn't been worked on in awhile. There are also two abandoned wooden boxes that look good for maybe an herb garden?
Anyways, I've never had the chance to garden, though I have always wanted to. Now that I have a place to do it(maybe), I would like to try...though I am very novice.
The problem is, I only have this place until the end of May.
So, I would like to know if it is possible to garden during the fall and winter. I know San Francisco has very minimal, if even any frosts, so I thought maybe this would be possible.
I have some seeds that I have collected from the CA native nursery I worked at, but I'm more interested in taking cuttings and rooting those, because it is faster.
Are there any suggestions or tips anyone can reccomend?
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RE: fall and winter gardening in san francisco
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| Welcome. You can go year round in this climate. You can grow winter vegetables (cauliflower, lettuces, cabbages, probably some of those asian veggies too). You can grow snaps, iceland poppies, calendula for winter flowers. Knock yourself out with bulb planting...it's time. I've done cuttings off of salvias in January around here. Was not a problem. You can root penstemons in winter. Personally for me Winter is a time to rest from gardening and only work on building up the soil for next spring. But there is plenty you can do if you're of a mind. SF the city rarely goes below mid thirties, if even that low. |
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