Davis Garden Show Archives

On today's program:

• frost
• growing seasons
• windows of opportunity
• landscape design as a profession
• November flowers
• and fruit

On today's program:

• winter flowers and hummingbirds
• colder temperatures are coming
• houseplant care in winter

and more!

Today's topics include:

• rainfall totals
• fall planting
• apples for California
• fava beans
• getting rid of bamboo

and more!

This is the time to plant those leafy greens to eat all winter long. Other winter vegetables include brassicas and root crops like carrots. You can plant in the ground, or in a barrel by the back door, but not INSIDE -- veggies are not grown as houseplants because they need more light. Could you build a greenhouse inside? Well, yes, but it requires grow lights and structures and ...  It's just so much easier if you can grow them outside instead.

Lois asks "Suppose I fill that barrel out back with leafy greens. Do squirrels and rats like salad?"  Well, yes; but it's not hard to make a cover to keep them out.