September Planting Guide

This month, while the rest of the country is preparing for cool weather and less gardening, a whole new season is starting in Orange County gardens. Warm days and cool nights create an environment in which many cool-season flowers and vegetables thrive. The following can be planted this month:

Flowers from seed:

Alyssum

Bachelor button

Calendula

California poppy

Candytuft

Canterbury bell

Carnation

Chrysanthemum

Columbine

Delphinium

Forget-me-not

Foxglove

Hollyhock

Larkspur

Nicotiana

Pansy

Phlox

Shasta daisy

Snapdragon

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Sweet pea

Verbena

Viola

Flowers from bedding plants (best if set out after mid-month):

Alyssum

Calendula

English daisy

English primrose

Iceland poppy

Pansy

Penstemon

Snapdragon

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Viola

Vegetables (from seed or starter plants):

Beet

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Carrot

Cauliflower

Celery

Collard

Garlic

Kale

Kohlrabi

Lettuce

Onion

Oriental greens

Pea

Potato

Radish

Spinach

Sugar snap pea

Turnip

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Researched by Julie Bawden Davis/For the Times