Claire SplanCalifornia Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, 2nd Edition
Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles for California Gardens
Claire Splan is a gardener and writer in Alameda, California. After buying her first house in 2002, she began taking horticulture classes and remaking the gardens at her home, writing about her experiences there and her growing interest in gardening and environmental issues at her garden blog, An Alameda Garden (alamedagarden.blogspot.com). A member of the Garden Writers Association, Claire has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Rosebud, and Firsts magazine and reviews gardening books for the New York Journal of Books (nyjournalofbooks.com). She has degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of San Francisco and has studied landscape horticulture at Merritt College. Claire is the author of Cool Springs Press's California Fruit and Vegetable Gardening (2012, updated 2021) and California Month-by-Month Gardening (2014).
Where in California Are You? The USDA Hardiness Zone Map Gardening in California Growing Your Own: The GardenHow to Get Started Starting at the Beginning with Seeds Creating the Perfect Soil Watering & Other Necessities Pests & Diseases Bugs Diseases Fruits
Herbs
Nuts & Vegetables Almond
Apple
Apricot
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Banana
Basil
Bean
Beet
Blueberry
Brambleberry
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Cherry
Chives
Cilantro
Citrus
Collards
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Fennel
Fig
Garlic
Goji berry
Grape
Guava
Kale
Kiwi
Kohlrabi
Leek
Lettuce
Loquat
Melon
Mint
Mustard
Okra
Olive
Onion
Parsley
Parsnip
Passion fruit
Peas
Peach
Pear
Pecan
Pepper
Persimmon
Pineapple
guava
Plum
Pomegranate
Potato
Quince
Radish
Rhubarb
Rosemary
Sage
Spinach
Squash
Strawberry
Sweet potato
Swiss chard
Thyme
Tomato
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