CGSC Helpful Gardening Tips
What to Plant When
Even though our climate in the Santa Clarita Valley is favorable all year round, it is always best to plant crops in season. Vegetables will produce better when you stick to traditional growing patterns.
Cool season planting should begin in October or November, when daytime temperatures range between 60-80 degrees F (the cooler the better.) Use row covers on frosty nights.
Heat-loving warm season crops should go in approx. the second week of April.
Organic Gardening 101
Soil Preparation for a Vegetable Garden
Tomato Tips from Brad Finn
Onion Planting Guide
Spring Garden Planting Guide (pdf 620KB)
Cool season planting should begin in October or November, when daytime temperatures range between 60-80 degrees F (the cooler the better.) Use row covers on frosty nights.
Heat-loving warm season crops should go in approx. the second week of April.
Organic Gardening 101
Soil Preparation for a Vegetable Garden
Tomato Tips from Brad Finn
Onion Planting Guide
Spring Garden Planting Guide (pdf 620KB)
Early Fall and Winter Garden
Cool Season Vegetables Early Fall & Winter Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Collards Garlic Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Mustard greens Onion Peas Potato Radish Rutabaga Spinach Swiss Chard Turnip |
Early Spring and Summer Crop
Warm Season Vegetables Early Spring & Summer Beans, busk/pole/soy Cantaloupe Corn Cucumber Eggplant Okra Peppers Pumpkin Squash Tomato Watermelon |