UMMER GROWING EAON MAY 15 - EEMER 15 Option #1: ummer Vegetable Garden hree isters Garden Melons and ukes Garden Ensory Garden izza Garden Option #2: ummer over rop If growing food is not an option during the summer when school is not in session, grow acover crop of cow peas! ummer eason Overview AVERAGE HIGH: AVERAGE LOW: AVERAGE RAIN: LANING DAE: MAY 15th MAY JUNE JULY AUGU 75 79 83 85 83 59 62 65 66 65 0.31 0.08 0.01 0.04 EEMER 0.21
Melons and ukes Garden Guide can or lick on QR odes below to view our garden videos! Example Melons and ukes Garden Layout Use this template to guide as you plant your Melons and ukes Garden lanting eeds with a class video M Watering with a hose and spray nozzle Watering with your drip irrigation system M M =Melon =ucumber =unflower Melons and ukes Garden lanting Info Mulching Your Garden lanting Date: May 15 Melon eeds: 85 days to maturity pacing: 8 inches. lant 2 seeds and thin to one plant. Harvest Window: August 10 - End of eason Harvesting ucumbers Harvests and harvest racking ucumber eeds: 60 days to maturity pacing: 1 foot. lant 2 seeds and thin to one plant. When cucumber plants begin to grow long, guide vines up the unflower stalks. Harvest Window: August - End of eason unflower eeds: 75 days to maturity pacing: 1 foot Harvest Window: August - End of eason
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Los Angeles Harvest Guide UMMER (MAY 15 - EEMER 15) Harvest window dates are estimates and may vary due to your local environmental factors (cold, heat, light, water) and the health and care of your plants. asil Harvest Window: June 15th End of eason (alsa Garden) luck or snip new leaves and stems at the top of the plant directly above two leaves. wo new tops will begin to grow from the leaf nodes directly below your harvest. ontinue to pinch or snip newest growth as new leaves grow. As new tops continue to double, so will your harvests. Harvest regularly to avoid flowering and boost leaf production. eans (nap eans) Harvest Window: July 15 end of season (3 isters Garden) ick beans when pods are young and tender before beans swell to expand the pod. Harvest largest pods several times per week or as they become ripe. ucumbers Harvest Window: July 15 - End of eason (Melons and ukes Garden) nip fruits from vine with scissors. Harvest when 3-5" long. Once fruiting begins, pick daily. orn Harvest Window: July 26 - End of eason (3 isters Garden) ull ears of corn after leaves and husks have fully dried out by pulling the ears of corn downwards to snap them from their stalks. Melons Harvest Window: August 10 - End of eason (Melons and ukes Garden) ut stem of fruit one inch from vine with strong scissors. heck your fruits for ripeness before harvesting by tapping on fruit and listening for a low thud. A high pitched thud means fruit is underripe. eppers (Jalepeno or ell) Harvest Window: Aug. 10 End of eason (alsa Garden) luck or snip fruits when they are full size. eppers will turn red if left on the plant, but can always be eaten green. Harvest peppers by cutting or snapping the stem of the fruit. erennial Herbs Harvest Window: Regular Harvests all year inch or pluck leaves by hand, or cut stems with clippers to harvest several leaves. Fresh herb leaves can be harvested as they grow. Harvest the top ⅓ of plant or only the leafy tips to encourage new growth. umpkins (Winter quash) Harvest Window: eptember 10 End of eason (3 isters Garden) ut the stem from the vine with a strong knife or clippers. Harvest pumpkins when skin color is fully orange and stems turn brown.
Los Angeles Harvest Guide UMMER (MAY 15 - EEMER 15) Harvest window dates are estimates and may vary due to your local environmental factors (cold, heat, light, water) and the health and care of your plants. ummer quash (& Zucchini) Harvest Window: July 3 End of eason (3 isters Garden) ut off fruit at their stem with a knife. ummer quashes (and Zucchini) are best harvested when fruits are shorter than 6. Harvesting will promote further production of fruit. Expect to harvest up to several times per week. omatoes Harvest Window: July 25 End of season (alsa Garden) luck tomatoes when fruits mature in color to orange or red (Depending on variety). Mature fruits should have a slight give when given a gentle squeeze. Ripe tomatoes should snap easily from the vine just above the fruit.