Plant Groupings
Temperate Fruits and Nuts — Pecans, peaches, pears, apples, plums, apricots, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, hickory, walnuts, dewberries, strawberries.
Semi-Tropical Fruits — Figs, persimmons, pomegranates, mulberries, satsumas, kumquats.
Hardy Annuals — California poppy, snapdragon, calendula, coreopsis, candytuft, gaillardia, gypsophila, larkspur, poppies, stocks, sweet peas, verbena, [...]
Carrot
Planting: Carrots (Daucus carota) are cool-season plants that grow best at average temperatures between 60 and 65 °F. The optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 55 to 75 °F. Seeds will not germinate above 95 °F. It is important to plant carrots early enough in the spring to ensure that the crop [...]
Planting
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a warm-season vegetable that grows best at temperatures between 75 and 85 ° F. Cucumbers are very tender and can be killed by even light frosts. Start cucumbers in your garden either from seed or transplants.
Plant seed after the danger of frost has passed and the soil has [...]