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Cold weather veggies - carrot, radish, lettuce and peas

10 years ago

Hi all - I've been reading some conflicting info... Is it a waste (of water/fertilizer etc) for me here in North San Diego county (about 7 miles inland, so not quite as warm as true inland, but not quite as cool as coastal) to plant carrots, radish, peas or lettuce from seeds? Will it be too hot for them before they can be harvested? Or can I do it if I keep them partially shaded in the afternoon? But then they won't get full sun... I'm so confused!

Thank you!

Comments (3)

Deeby
10 years ago
I'm in San Marcos. I'm not going to plant any cool crops until October. We might get May Gray and June Gloom but we might also get heat waves.
I'd do tomatoes instead now.
vp_78
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks! Will do!
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seysonn
10 years ago
You could have started them like in January -Feb as spring crop.

You might try radishes because they have a short life cycle.

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