{"id":2776,"date":"2023-12-01T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2023-12-01T19:14:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:14:58","slug":"southern-california-garden-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/southern-california-garden-december\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in a Southern California food garden in December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I like to sit by the fireplace during the long nights of December and read <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/taking-notes-on-your-garden\/\">my notes<\/a> and reflect on the past growing year. Did I grow enough onions for the family? I suspect I watered my USDA 88-2 mandarin tree too much. How much water did it get? Should I plant potatoes at the same time next year as last year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever I sow or plant any vegetable or fruit tree, I record it. I write down when I water and how much I water, and I take notes on harvests and on the weather every day &#8212; the high temperature and the low, any significant wind or unusual humidity, the amount of rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I acknowledge that it&#8217;s a little obsessive, but I try to get it all recorded because my memory is not so reliable. And the records allow me to revisit the past, look for patterns, put the present into perspective, and make better predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will this December in Southern California be like? Most Decembers in the past ten years have had 1-3 inches of rain, a couple of minor Santa Ana wind events, and temperatures just low enough to stop banana plants from unfurling new leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent extremes include December 2017, which was dry and intensely windy, driving the Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. And December 2021 rained almost continuously from the 9th until the end of the month, for a precipitation total of 6.5 inches at my place in San Diego County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should we do in our food gardens this December? Based on what has worked in most recent Decembers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sowing and planting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Sow or plant: beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, cilantro, garlic, greens (chard, collards, kale, mustard), lettuce, onions, parsnips, peas<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4833\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/different-leafy-greens.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">See my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/growing-greens-in-southern-california\/\">growing greens in Southern California.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Plant natives: December is the ideal month because the plants will have the mild weather and rain of winter and spring to get used to their new home<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Sow California poppies right before a rain is forecast: buy a packet of seeds and sprinkle them, don\u2019t bury them; the rain comes and sticks them to the soil and triggers them to germinate; by the spring they\u2019ll be glowing orange; this is how I\u2019ve grown all of my poppies<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/poppies-sown-December-2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/poppies-sown-December-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18852\" style=\"width:505px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/poppies-sown-December-2022.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/poppies-sown-December-2022-480x378.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Transplant strawberry runners if you\u2019d like to expand or renew your strawberry patc<\/span>h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Plan for January planting of bare root or dormant berries (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries), grapes, and deciduous fruit trees (plums, apricots, apples, peaches, etc.); think about which varieties you want and where you want to put them; you might even buy and plant them this month, but January is when they\u2019re definitely available; you might read my posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/what-kind-of-fruit-tree-should-you-plant\/\">&#8220;What kind of fruit tree should you plant?&#8221;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/bare-root-season-is-here-the-best-time-to-buy-and-plant-a-deciduous-fruit-tree-is-now\/\">&#8220;Bare root season is here!&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-If your local nursery doesn&#8217;t carry bare root plants, consider ordering them from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groworganic.com\/collections\/fruit-nut-trees\">Peaceful Valley<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourwindsgrowers.com\/collections\/fruit-trees-1\">Four Winds Growers<\/a>; I&#8217;ve ordered from both and can recommend them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Harvesting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Harvest vegetables: beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, corn, greens, green beans, green onions, lettuce, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kids-harvesting-carrots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kids-harvesting-carrots.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18838\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kids-harvesting-carrots.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kids-harvesting-carrots-480x467.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kids harvesting carrots, December 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-When I harvest from the vegetable garden, I try to remember that it\u2019s because I sowed or planted a few months ago; I thank my past self; and if I want to make my future self happy, I need to sow and plant some more today<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Inca-Red-cherimoya-Brad-December-2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Inca-Red-cherimoya-Brad-December-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18849\" style=\"width:437px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Inca-Red-cherimoya-Brad-December-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Inca-Red-cherimoya-Brad-December-2020-480x470.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inca Red cherimoya on a friend&#8217;s tree, about ready for harvest, December 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Harvest fruit: Pink Lady apples, Fuyu persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, cherimoyas, macadamia nuts, mangos, mandarins (Satsuma, Kishu), limes, guavas, avocados (Bacon, Fuerte, Stewart, Mexicola Grande . . . and maybe late Reeds or Lambs . . . and maybe early Hass)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lamb-avocado-December.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lamb-avocado-December.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18841\" style=\"width:472px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lamb-avocado-December.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lamb-avocado-December-480x345.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lamb avocado still good, December 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/how-late-can-lamb-avocados-hang\/\">Lambs can hang very late<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Miles likes December Hass avocados\" class=\"wp-image-2785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Miles-likes-Bacon-and-Hass-avocados-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My son finds the early season Hass avocados plenty flavorful in December 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-Don&#8217;t be fooled by the orange peels of mandarins\/tangerines and oranges this time of year; some are still not sweet yet; see my post <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/when-to-pick-oranges-and-tangerines\/\">&#8220;When to pick oranges and tangerines&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Start a compost pile: it can be as easy as finding a corner of your yard in which to pile up fallen leaves, food scraps, weeds that don\u2019t have seeds, and tree trimmings, and then letting them sit; after some months, maybe up to a year, you\u2019ve got compost; if you want it sooner, you can make the process more effortful &#8212; but it doesn\u2019t need to be; December is a nice time to start because winter rains will keep it moist for you<\/span>; see my post, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/simple-composting\/\">&#8220;Simple Composting&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"compost pile with horse manure and wood chips\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/compost-pile-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Compost pile of horse manure from my nice neighbor, plus wood chips. Should decompose into a nice mulch that I will spread under trees or on vegetable beds next December.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-Make a shadow map: near the winter solstice of December 20, note how far shadows reach across your yard, in the morning, at noon, and in the late afternoon; trees and buildings make the biggest and longest shadows; the function of this is to guide your future plantings, as some plants enjoy being in chilly winter shade (like deciduous fruit trees) while others can suffer (like a banana that remains in shade through a frosty winter morning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"winter solstice shadow map\" class=\"wp-image-2937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-600x598.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180106_112441-e1515266848713-1080x1077.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here is one of the shadow maps I made during my first winter at my current house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Be prepared to protect some plants from cold: our coldest nights usually occur within a month of the December 20 winter solstice; my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/protecting-avocado-trees-from-cold\/\">protecting avocado trees from cold<\/a><\/span> has ideas that can be applied to other sensitive plants like coffee, bananas, and mangos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"frosty yard Southern California\" class=\"wp-image-3158\" style=\"width:497px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_20180220_065806-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A frosty morning in my yard. I&#8217;d rather be by the fireplace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All of my Yard Posts are listed&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/list-of-yard-posts\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/supporting-the-yard-posts\/\">support<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like to sit by the fireplace during the long nights of December and read my notes and reflect on the past growing year. Did I grow enough onions for the family? I suspect I watered my USDA 88-2 mandarin tree too much. How much water did it get? 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