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Here’s a zone-by-zone to-do list for the month of December.

Here’s a zone-by-zone to-do list for the month of February.

Zone 10

It's the dry season—water vegetable plants, nondormant tropical plants, and bedding plants regularly.
Spray compost tea on roses and bromeliads.
Mulch peas to extend the harvest.
Sow pumpkins and winter squash directly in the garden; start cucumbers and watermelons in pots.
Sow quick-maturing varieties of carrots, broccoli, cabbage, coriander, parsley, and dill.
Plant heat-tolerant chicory, lettuce, and Swiss chard in shade so that they stay cool when the weather warms.
Snip off flowers of tropical fruit and young citrus to save their strength while they grow; bring the flowers indoors to perfume the house.

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