I live in southern California, and I’m working on amending my soil with home grown compost (I won’t use the stuff that comes in bags), but I still have some areas that are the poor sandy soils of this region. I’m going to eventually turn this into a vegetable plot, and I already have native plants. What kinds of vegetables, herbs, or even cover crops might grow well here to start out with?
Thanks for any help.
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Any good ideas for a low maintenance vegetable plot? I have a 5′ square I’ve got some chive growing in, but is bare other than that. I’m looking for something that will grow while I leave it alone. Weeds have been a problem in the past. I’ve tried rubbarb and tomatoes and herbs. I’d like something growing in there would be ok if I wasn’t home to tend it every week. I do leave it watered with soaker hose on a timer. Any ideas welcome. Thanks you.
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Tagged Chive, herbs, home, low maintenance, maintenance, past, plot, plot ideas, problem, rubbarb, something, timer, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable plot, weeds, week, zone, zone 5
