Vegetables for Contra Costa
Vegetable Planting Guides for Contra Costa
The following vegetable planting guides represent the combined gardening experience of many of the UC Master Gardeners here in Contra Costa County. We hope you find these guides helpful as you plan your edible gardens!
CCC Vegetable Planting Guide-Interior Regions
CCC Vegetable Planting Guide-Coastal Regions
Container Gardening
Some of our most popular library presentations are on Gardening in Small Spaces, with an emphasis on growing vegetables in containers. Here are the presentation summaries:
Growing Vegetables in Containers
Growing Winter Vegetables in Containers
Tomato Tips for Contra Costa
Love tomatoes? Want to grow your own? Here are some great tips from your UC Master Gardeners of Contra Costa.
Tomatoes - Growing Tips & Abiotic Disorders
Dry Farming Tomatoes
Common Tomato Pests & Diseases
Tomatoes & Drought in Contra Costa
About Tomatoes-Frequently Asked Questions
More Information on Growing Vegetables
Here are some additional articles on topics related to growing your own vegetables:
Resources for Growing Herbs
Growing Peppers
Local Frost Dates for Garden Planning
Starting Tomatoes from Seed
Potatoes in Raised Beds
Pressure-Treated Lumber for Raised Beds
Seed Saving
Cover Crops
Artichokes in Contra Costa
Growing Asparagus
Onion Bulbs from Seed
Dry Farming Tomatoes
Community Supported Agriculture
Curbing Bitterness in Cucumbers
Combat Cabbageworm
