Re: February: What to plant in Northern California and Central Valley areas

countrynaturals 2/7/2019, 12:49 pm

sanderson wrote:Bumping this thread for February (again!). This is the time to get the seeding stations set up and making sure one has all the seeds for 2019. Can't wait to try the two new 10" x 40" heat mats! Maybe I will get a higher germination rate??

Yikes! Time to get out the Jiffy Pellets and plant some kale. February: What to plant in Northern California and Central Valley areas - Page 2 274447

countrynaturals 2/8/2019, 7:53 pm

Here's my pitiful indoor garden. Amaryllis on the table. Aritchoke on the right. Basil & chives in the small pots (Chessy keeps the chives chewed down to nuthin'.) Kale in the Jiffy Pellets on the bench on a heating pad. Tonight I'll look through my seeds and decide what to plant in the rest of the pellets.

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We brought the citrus trees, lavender, and pineapple plants in to the living room. The grapefruit tree is in full bloom. The fragrance is intoxicating. I love you

countrynaturals 1/26/2020, 10:57 am

countrynaturals wrote:Chessy keeps the chives chewed down to nuthin'.

YIKES! Gotta plant more chives for Chessy. Shocked

(It's on my to-do list for today.) Embarassed

countrynaturals 1/26/2020, 12:32 pm

countrynaturals wrote:
sanderson wrote:Bumping for February 2017.

I'm still waiting until mid February before starting any seeds indoors. The sweet potato slips are doing good.
I'm waiting too. Normally I would start today, but there's too much rain ahead, so I'm going to wait another week and check the 10-day forecast again.

Not waiting in 2020. In fact, I'm starting early. It was supposed to rain today, but Mother Nature surprised us with a nice day, so I'll be spending it in the Plant Room (heated room for outdoor cats, behind the garage -- big, south-facing window -- mine now!).

**sanderson** 2/1/2020, 5:18 pm

I can't believe it's time to start getting serious about what to start indoors. Depending on location in CA, this is a good month to get out the lights, heating pads and seed trays/pots. Order any last minute seeds. Even start the sweet potato slips this month.

countrynaturals 2/1/2020, 8:22 pm

sanderson wrote: Even start the sweet potato slips this month.

3's a charm. The deer got them the first time, and a hard frost got them last year, but I just can't resist, so I'll grab another one from the grocery store and start rooting.

What about regular potatoes? Is it time, yet? bounce

**sanderson** 2/2/2020, 3:10 am

Patience Little Grasshopper, too early for regular potatoes.

Asparagus Pea (also Winged bean, Goa bean)
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss)
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Capsicum (also Bell pepper, Sweet pepper)
Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from June.
Celery
Grow in seed trays, plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from August.
Chilli (also Hot peppers)
Grow in seed trays, plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from June.
Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak)
Sow direct in the garden. Harvest from June.
Dill
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Eggplant (also Aubergine)
Grow in seed trays, plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from July.
French tarragon
Plant cuttings or root division. Harvest from May.
Horseradish
Plant root pieces. Harvest from August.
Kohlrabi
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Lemon Balm (also Bee balm)
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Lettuce
Sow in garden, or start in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks.. Harvest from June.
Mint (also Garden mint)
Grow in trays and plant out or start from cuttings.Harvest from June.
Oregano (also Pot Marjoram)
Sow in garden, or start in seed trays. Harvest from May.
Pak Choy
Sow in garden. Harvest from May.
Parsley(also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Peas
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Radish
Sow in garden. Harvest from May.
Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola)
Sow in garden. Harvest from May.
Rosemary
Plant cuttings . Harvest from 12 months.
Sage (also Common Sage)
Sow in garden. Harvest from 18 months.
Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold)
Sow in garden. Harvest from June.
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas)
Sow in garden. Harvest from July.
Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram)
Grow in seed trays, plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from June.
Thyme (also Common thyme)
Grow in seed trays, plant out 6-8 weeks. Harvest from February.
Tomato
Grow in seed trays, plant out in 4-6 weeks. Harvest from June.
Turnip
Sow in garden. Harvest from May.

countrynaturals 2/11/2020, 11:09 pm

sanderson wrote:Bumping for 2016. This is the time for starting many of summer crops from seeds. I'm going to be a little late this year but I hope everyone else is able to move ahead with seeding according to your little micro-climate.

I'm right on schedule for once. happy turtle

Planted cool weather stuff in January and either up-potted or transplanted outside this week. Now I've started my first batch of summer crops. Once they sprout, I'll get them off the heating pads and start the pollinator flowers. I'm actually having delusions of adequacy for 2020. study

**sanderson** 2/12/2020, 3:34 pm

**sanderson** 2/29/2020, 4:14 am

I did it! I finally got all of the seeds planted for indoors. They are on the heat mats with dry cleaner bags as covers. Even the sweet potato has been cut in half and set in water. tongue

I'm pooped.

**sanderson** 2/7/2023, 4:56 pm

For those who start seeds indoors, it's time to get them started.

Peppers take a little longer to germinate, so those should be the first seeds to get started. Some herbs also take a little longer. A heating mat can really help speed up with germinating the peppers.

In the San Joaquin Valley, this Master Gardener vegetable planting guide may help. https://ucanr.edu/sites/UC_Master_Gardeners/files/84716.pdf

This is the vegetable planting guide for the Sacramento Valley area. https://ucanr.edu/sites/sacmg/files/117117.pdf#:~:text=SACRAMENTO%20VEGETABLE%20PLANTING%20SCHEDULE%20JAN%20FEB%20MAR%20APR,the%20garden%20Set%20out%20plants%20or%20transplants%20P

This is the planting guide for Santa Clara and similar areas.
https://ucanr.edu/sites/mgscc2016/files/241030.pdf

For other areas of CA, Google/Bing "ucanr vegetable planting guide." Some counties are grouped together. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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