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Winter Vegetable Gardening Offers Lots of Greens

Our winter vegetable garden is full of delicious greens and lettuces.

One of the best things about living in Los Angeles is that we garden nearly all year. Our warm Mediterranean climate is pretty forgiving, so you can plant whenever you get around to it.

I have three raised beds where I’ve been growing mostly tomatoes, and decided it might be nice to plant a winter vegetable garden. There are lots of wonderful greens that are perfect for our mild winter climate.  To get started, I contacted local master gardener and Windsor Square resident Judy Kirshner for some advice on what to plant, as well as suggestions on how to replenish the soil after several seasons of tomatoes.

Kirshner suggested adding compost and soil amendments like worm castings into the beds, then letting them rest for a week. There are  lots of options for winter vegetables that can be purchased as small plants at local nurseries. Kirshner said she raises some plants from seeds, but suggested I simply go shopping and see what’s available that my family likes to eat…except with the possible exception of carrot seeds, which can be planted directly into the beds and they seem to grow before you very eyes.

So I made a trip to Sunset Nursery and found lots of wonderful lettuces, kale, beets and onions. I also got some herbs and flowers, as well as more potting soil to amend the beds.  Locally, Two Dog Nursery also offers some great options. I ended up planting the garden in late December and we are now able to enjoy some delicious greens.

 

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Patricia Lombard
Patricia Lombard
Patricia Lombard is the publisher of the Larchmont Buzz. Patty lives with her family in Fremont Place. She has been active in neighborhood issues since moving here in 1989. Her pictorial history, "Larchmont" for Arcadia Press is available at Chevalier's Books.

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