Re: Fall Planting

**G*@aol.com**

Daryl,
In Southern California, and to some extent in much of northern Calif,  
except for areas north of San Francisco, we do a great deal of planting in the  
fall. We start around late September when we think it is fall, and continue 
on  through December, when we think winter has arrived. We plant trees, 
shrubs,  annuals, perennials, bulbs, and many edibles which do well in the 
cooler  weather.

However, truth of the matter is, we plant all year long, since the spring  
season stretches into summer, the summer into fall, and the fall into what 
we  call winter. Unofficially, in Southern California, winter is December and 
 January, a time when nights get down into the mid to high 30s and low 40s. 
The  rest of the year we can plant almost anything anytime, but experienced 
gardeners  know to separate out what does best in what season. Mountain 
areas here follow  much the same planting schedule as in northern, frigid 
climates.

Jerry

Gerald Burke
Garden Writer
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