Wherever you live in California , you may raise many different types of fruits and veg in your garden . From the cool Central slide to the hot Central Valley , there are plenty of fruit and vegetables that are suited to your especial microclimate . You might not be able to grow artichoke successfully in Sacramento or tomatoes in San Francisco , but with a petty knowledge , you ’ll be able to arise what does well in your part .

Inland Areas

If you live in the Central Valley county of Tulare , Fresno , Kern or San Joaquin , your summer temperature can sometimes top 100 degrees Fahrenheit . domicile gardens in this part of the state are fortunate because they are well suitable to many fruits and vegetables . cantaloup , corn , cucumbers , melons , campana peppercorn , zucchini , tomatoes , grapes , citrus fruit tree of all case , apples , plums , apricots , peaches , Prunus persica nectarina and almonds are some of the many fruits and vegetable you could spring up . Provide adequate irrigation and a bit of fertilizer during June 21 , and you ’ll have winner with the fruits and veg that fly high in hot , dry summers . You might take to provide a minuscule tint during very spicy solar day for vernal plants and those you have latterly transplanted , but once they are lay down they will thrive in the fond conditions . In fall and winter , you could try your hired man at growing lettuce , spinach , Brassica oleracea italica and other cabbage kin vegetables . Chinese snow pea do well in late winter through early fountain .

Central Coast

The county of San Mateo , Santa Cruz and Monterey all include miles of coastline that are appropriate for grow lettuce , Brassica oleracea italica , Brussels sprouts , Brassica oleracea botrytis , artichokes and other vegetable . hemangioma simplex do well here , peculiarly in the Watsonville area . raspberry , apples , wine-coloured grapeshot and other Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree fruits also do well in the cooler climate of the Central Coast . In winter , temperatures do n’t often drop to freezing , so you may grow sugar , Spinacia oleracea , snow peas , Brassica oleracea italica and other cabbage family vegetables year - round . If you need to farm tomatoes , choose a variety that does n’t require hot summers , such as " San Francisco Fog " or " Oregon Spring . "

Southern California

When you journey to the south of Monterey , the California landscape begins to change to a more arid environment . Santa Barbara , Ventura , Los Angeles , Orange and San Diego county are locale where you ’ll have success growing Orange River and lemon trees , avocados , dates , figs , persimmon , pomegranates , tomatoes , corn , cucumbers , zucchini and other squash , bonce and eggplant . If you live nearer to the sea-coast in any of these counties , your conditions will be a little cooler and muzzy than that found in inland area . respectable garden crop for the sea-coast include Japanese radish , Apium graveolens dulce , strawberries and salad greens such as radicchio and garden rocket . Hot inland areas , such as Riverside County , are good environments for growing tomatoes , squeeze , melons and grapes of all kinds , in addition to many other crops , such as maize and cucumbers .

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