Planting a Vegetable Garden for Winter in Northern California

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you what he is planting in the winter time in his front yard raised bed garden. He is planting a variety of starts. He also shares what is currently growing in his garden in Northern California

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Education

Tags:

• planting
• growing
• food
• gardening
• in
• winter
• mild
• climate
• lettuce
• collards
• bok
• choi
• cabbage
• kale

[zipopower]

why would you BUY lettuce starts when it grows from seed like weeds?

[growingyourgreens]

Time. If I plant lettuce today, it will take a few weeks to get to the point where they are TODAY if I buy them. It IS getting colder here and days shorter (less light), and with the cold comes less growth. I want to be able to eat sooner rather than later. TRUE, if I planned it better I could have started them in the greenhouse, but Im pretty much a one-man show here... I did have an eposide on buying vs starting seeds where I explain this.. check it out..

[ameetpinto]

Do you have an update about your pumpkin harvest?

[growingyourgreens]

I had the video showing harvesting, and I have been dehydrating the seeds.. yummm.. You can also eat the flesh. (or juice it)

[AtHomeWithTheFlu]

can you share which fantastic famer's market you're getting seedlings from? the nursery selection in the south bay has been pretty terrible, and i'd love to get some bok-choy and peas in the ground this winter.

[growingyourgreens]

The Santa Rosa Farmers Market.. on Wed and Sat.. Kinda far to drive... Im sure a local nursery would have some good starts.

[susannamcintyre]

Wow....I remember when you planted those tree collards. Where do you suggest I purchase those. I would love to have a little collard forest like yours ;)

[zipopower]

love all your videoes ,you rock

[StephieMcCarthy]

you're an inspiration!

[Sourpusscandy]

@ameetpinto Ani Phyo's Kitchen book has a great raw pumpkin pie recipe. Also, grind up the pumpkin, dehydrate it, mill it again, and you have pumpkin flour. handy for a lot of things. I never thought of juicing it.

[telemarker77]

great job. thanks!! i start my winter planting in the early fall then sow something every 2 weeks through feb, when i start switch the garden over. i dont have access in northern california around davis to good winter starts so i start from seed. love your videos. nice hat!

[telemarker77]

great job. thanks!! i start my winter planting in the early fall then sow something every 2 weeks through feb, when i switch the garden over. i dont have access in northern california around davis to good winter starts so i start from seed. love your videos. nice hat!

[TheUrbanOutdoors]

I took your advice and ordered rock dust from peaceful valley and added it to my garden. Great info Jon

[THUGOONIE]

I cant wait to see if you are right about that tree kale mine is purple like the one you have and i bought it in palo alto ca. I laughed about the guy getting a little pissed off when you questioned him, glad to see im not the only one who has ran into that situation buying plants/trees. Places thought i was nuts asking for their rock dust , and thought i was a idiot for purchasing a filter for my drip line. Sometimes you just gotta do what you know is right for yourself.