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Re: Newbie introduction

> As a former resident of the San Fernando Valley ( Northridge)now living
> in Orange County, I did a lot of gardening there. No, the Sunset
> Gardening Zones are not the same as the zones generally referred to by
> gardeners. You are probably in Zone 9. Your selection of plants for this
> time of year was good except for the peppers. They are a warm season
> plant, and may freeze this time of the year, especially in this very wet,
> cool weather southern California has had this winter. Otherwise they may
> just sit there and not grow until it warms up some, probably in April. I
> usually planted peppers and tomatoes no earlier than the first of April.
>
> Happy gardening. It's a lot of fun. I got hooked on it almost 50 years
> ago.
>
>

Hi Carl -

where in So. Ca do you live?  I'm in Laguna Hills, right on the
Irvine border.  Boy have we had a cool and wet winter this
year!  I've had success at other houses I've lived setting
tomatoes out in late February.  Here though, I have to wait until
April because my backyard doesn't get sunny enough until
then.
Kim Kiernan
kimk@pacbell.net
Laguna Hills, So. California

zone 9, Sunset zone 22/23
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