The shoulder season is what some people call that time between summer and fall. It’s a time when we transition from hot weather crops to cool season veggies. Temps are cooling down, but we haven’t planted yet. Soon. Very soon. Here’s some inspiration to get you through this pause before planting fall crops.
Transition Through the Shoulder Season
Get out there and plant something this shoulder season (if your temperatures are around 73 degrees F or lower). Plant lettuces, brassicas, peas, potatoes, root veggies, onion-family crops and more. Fall is the best growing season – you’ll see why.
Hello Christy
Always enjoy reading thought your newsletter. For years now. You helped me plan a veggie garden probably 8 or 9 years ago here in Mar Vista not far from you. The beds we built have lasted well and held many good crops of produce over the years. I was just coming to say that I have seen the houses around you get sold and demolished and rebuilt into tall fortresses. Ugh. I feel for you. I hope it hasn’t changed the sun exposure too much. I am sure the privacy feel has been altered for you. Wish these changes weren’t happening. Sorry you got sandwiched in by these new out of scale homes. Happy Fall and thanks for all the newletters you do.
Shannon
Hi Shannon! Glad to hear you are still gardening. We’ve lost about 2 hours of morning sunlight, and a lot of privacy. But I’ll be revamping the garden to some degree once the dust settles. We have a big tree that has a fungal disease, so we’ll probably take that out and add more plants in the area we’ll gain from that removal down the line. More on that in future posts.