August is here and most areas of the country are seeing the beginning of the end of the garden season. Not so for those of us in Inland Southern California! This month is a wonderful time to put in new plantings of all the "hot weather" crops: tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers and chard. Beets, carrots and radishes can be put in on rotation to make certain that you have an adequate supply for September to November. All these can be seed or transplants from the garden store. Do note that it is getting a tiny bit late but with care you can plant cantaloupe, pumpkins, honeydew melons and beans.
The next few months are great times to begin seedlings indoors for cooler weather crops: broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and celery. These will need about six weeks indoors before putting them into the garden.
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