Well, we didn't get around to planting much in the fall. About all the edibles we have in the garden right now are apples, lettuce and chives. It will be time to plant peas soon.
Scabiosia "Blue Butterfly" and "Pink Mist" are still in bloom near the house even after several light freezes, and we have some hollyhocks and Iceberg roses, too. A great rose variety. Nearly always in bloom, thornless and fragrant. Hollyhocks and roses are edible in a pinch. Rosehips are a good source for Vitamin C, though other species of roses are more suited for edible hips than the typical hybrid tea/grandiflora/floribunda types.
Apple varieties suited to our hot valley include Fuji, Red Fuji and Pink Lady. We have Red Fuji and Pink Lady. So far, the Red Fuji have had the best quality.
It's almost time for the third mass copper-and-oil spraying of the stone fruit trees. Superbowl weekend is the general timeframe for the last round of spraying other than for blossom blight. Thanksgiving and Christmas are the other two. Apricots, Japanese plums and the Zaiger Pluots often do better than peaches and nectarines around here if you're not too religious about dormant spraying. Apricots and cherries may need spraying during bloom for blossom blight.
Stone fruit variety recommendations are available upon request.
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