January planting from the OC Register. Much more by following the link (annuals, perennials, natives, bulbs, herbs, shrubs, trees and more)…
EDIBLES
Plant cool season vegetables for an early spring harvest:
Artichokes
Arugula
Beet
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collards
Lettuce
Peas
Radishes
Rutabaga
Spinach
Strawberries
Turnips
What To Plant In January
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Hey Tyler…yummy-looking list but there’s not an Ojai native plant on your list. January is also the planting time for most of our natives, including important Chumash food crops like oak (acorns,) chia, yucca, walnut…and wonderful draught tolerant beauties like California and Matilija Poppies, white sage and sunflowers!
Go native! The water company will hate you.
Smitty
Euterpe Farms
Thanks Smitty – I’m sure your winter garden is going to be spectacular out there in M.O. The article I linked to lists the following native plants… we have matilija poppies cropping up all over the place the last few days.
NATIVES
January is the most reliable month for rain, hence the best time to plant natives. Look for these:
Arbutus
Buckwheat
Cercis
Columbine
Grasses and reeds
Heuchera
Iris
Lemonade berry
Manzanita
Matilija poppy
Live Oak
Salvia
Sugar bush
Sycamore
Yarrow
haku Smitty, Tyler,
am planting lots of acorns and baby Oaks this month, and Sycamores, Bay Laurels, and Yucca. hope to expand that in coming weeks to include Cottonwoods and Ashes.
just picked up about a thousand acorns at the Ojai Library today … anyone know what that Oak variety is? so far we have been planting Live Oaks, Valley Oaks, and some Cork Oaks.
as to our veggie garden have been transplanting lots of Red Russian Kale into the garden this week, and sowing Lettuce and Mustard Greens, onions and carrots and broccoli and dikon, and spreading the husks of summer and winter squash and cucumbers.
need to bring in more mulch and compost too.