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Re: Winter Gardening


     Hi Kurt,
     I'm zone 9b too, in Claremont, just east of you, but we've been down 
     in the low 30's because we're just below Mt. Baldy so we get a little 
     cooler sooner. I still have eggplant going strong, but I think last 
     night with the clear skies and cold wind may have done them in 
     finally. You're right about plants not growing fast though. Not enough 
     sunlight I guess. Carrots, parsnips, and spinach are all alive but not 
     growing much. Lettuce and radishes and green onions are going very 
     well though. Have to keep an eye on my Meyer Dwarf Lemon and Mexican 
     Lime trees - they don't like frost, and last year the high winds 
     stripped every last leaf off the poor lime tree. The lemon tree was 
     too short I guess and also had some protection from a brick wall. Also 
     lost two wood fences. Hopefully the wind will go away.
     Anyway, the oregano, rosemary, parsley (especially now), and cilantro 
     are all either growing away merrily or coming up nicely.
     
     That's all for this winter. Maybe try brassicas next winter - this 
     year the slugs got them all (boohoo).
     
     Shawn
     swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
     Claremont, Ca USDA9b Sunset19


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Subject: Re: Too Quiet
Author:  KDMcCullum <KDMcCullum@AOL.COM> at INTERNET
Date:    12/9/97 11:08 PM


The list got quiet last year about this time. Give it two or three months and 
things will be hopping again. 
     
Is anybody doing some winter gardening? I've got some cold hardy plants in the 
ground still and they are still holding on. Temps got down to 44 last night. 
That is far enough above freezing that I can still grow the cold hardy plants. 
It rarely gets below freezing here for more than a few weeks so I'm trying to 
go through the winter. The plants sure don't grow fast but they are still 
growing. I'd like to hear from anybody who is using cold frames or row covers 
to keep the heat in durring the night.
     
Kurt McCullum
Glendale, CA Zone 9b
     
     
     
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