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Cucurbita pepo 'Zucchini'
Zucchini Squash

Summer squash variety with thin, green skin. Plants are prolific, producing fruit for many weeks. Requires room to grow.

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Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato

Tomato plants are native to tropical South America and dislike cold. In Southern California plants will bear from late spring to early autumn and occasionally winter over.

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Rubus idaeus
Red Raspberry, Framboise, Garden Raspberry

Edible red raspberry that is native to North America, Asia and Europe. Canes generally grow full size in first year and produce fruit the second year. Everbearing varieties produce two crops per year--in spring and again in fall. Canes die back after fruiting second time.

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Solanum tuberosum
Potato, White Potato, Irish Potato, Garden Potato, Edible Potato,

There are many different varieties of potatoes available for growing by the home gardener, and you will be amazed at how good potatoes you grow yourself taste compared to the store-bought product. In Southern California\'s mild coastal climates, potatoes may be planted from January through May for spring to fall harvest, and you can even try planting in early fall for a winter harvest. The main thing to remember is that potatoes like loose soil, don\'t like excessive heat, and need even moisture (but never soggy soil) throughout the growing season. Whether you grow potatoes in the ground, in half-barrels, or even in stacks of tires, they produce best if you mound loose soil around the plant stems as they grow. For healthy plants and a good harvest, it is important to plant only certified \"seed\" potatoes that you buy from nurseries or specialty growers (rather than store-bought potatoes, which often produce poor crops).

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Prunus persica
Peach Tree

Low maintenance plant, needs pruning and dormant spray and fertilizting in the winter.

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Pisum sativum
Garden Pea, Edible Pea, Green Pea, English Pea, Common Pea

Common edible pea, which is originally from southern Europe. Plant comes in vining and bush forms. Grows best in the cool, humid conditions of late fall through early spring.

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Passiflora edulis
Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Edible Passion Fruit

Passion vine is vigorous but short lived, 5-7 years, with edible fruit. Vigorous growth may grow 15-20 feet per year. Needs strong support. Passion vine is extremely cold sensitive to frost and cannot take high heat.

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Citrus limon
Lemon, Garden Lemon, Edible Lemon

Evergreen shrub/tree that produces lemons. Time of fruiting and type of fruit varies by species.

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Green Bean, Garden Bean, Common Bean, Kidney Bean, Haricot, Snap Bean, String Bean, French Bean, Salad Bean, Wax Bean, Frijol

Green beans are annual and perennial vegetable plants that produce edible beans in pods. The plants grow in the warm-season, from late spring and throughout summer. Main varieties of beans include bush and pole beans. Beans can be eaten fresh, and some varieties can be dried and cooked.

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Ficus carica
Fig, Common Fig, Edible Fig

In general, edible figs like hot summers to produce good crops, but there are many varieties that bear excellent fruit in the coastal Southern California climates where summers are cooler. For these climate zones, it is important to choose varieties (such as \'White Genoa\', \'Brown Turkey\', and a host of others) that need less heat to ripen well.

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Cynara scolymus
Globe Artichoke

Along the Southern California coast, the main season for harvesting artichokes is mid to late spring. But if you cut the old flower stalks back after spring harvest, you can get another crop in the fall. Be sure you give plants plenty of room to grow in full sun on the coast or with a little afternoon shade in warmer inland areas. Green Globe is an old favorite that is usually available as dormant roots in winter. \'Imperial Star\' is an improved low-chill, heat-tolerant variety that you can grow from seed starting in September for harvest the next spring.

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Cucurbita pepo 'Zucchini'
Zucchini Squash

Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato

Rubus idaeus
Red Raspberry, Framboise, Garden Raspberry

Solanum tuberosum
Potato, White Potato, Irish Potato, Garden Potato, Edible Potato,

Prunus persica
Peach Tree

Pisum sativum
Garden Pea, Edible Pea, Green Pea, English Pea, Common Pea

Passiflora edulis
Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Edible Passion Fruit

Citrus limon
Lemon, Garden Lemon, Edible Lemon

Phaseolus vulgaris
Green Bean, Garden Bean, Common Bean, Kidney Bean, Haricot, Snap Bean, String Bean, French Bean, Salad Bean, Wax Bean, Frijol

Ficus carica
Fig, Common Fig, Edible Fig

Cynara scolymus
Globe Artichoke

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Cucurbita pepo 'Zucchini'Zucchini Squash

Solanum lycopersicumTomato

Rubus idaeusRed Raspberry, Framboise, Garden Raspberry

Solanum tuberosumPotato, White Potato, Irish Potato, Garden Potato, Edible Potato,

Prunus persica Peach Tree

Pisum sativumGarden Pea, Edible Pea, Green Pea, English Pea, Common Pea

Passiflora edulisPassion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Edible Passion Fruit

Citrus limonLemon, Garden Lemon, Edible Lemon

Phaseolus vulgarisGreen Bean, Garden Bean, Common Bean, Kidney Bean, Haricot, Snap Bean, String Bean, French Bean, Salad Bean, Wax Bean, Frijol

Ficus caricaFig, Common Fig, Edible Fig

Cynara scolymusGlobe Artichoke

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Cucurbita pepo 'Zucchini'
Zucchini Squash

Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato

Rubus idaeus
Red Raspberry, Framboise, Garden Raspberry

Solanum tuberosum
Potato, White Potato, Irish Potato, Garden Potato, Edible Potato,

Prunus persica
Peach Tree

Pisum sativum
Garden Pea, Edible Pea, Green Pea, English Pea, Common Pea

Passiflora edulis
Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Edible Passion Fruit

Citrus limon
Lemon, Garden Lemon, Edible Lemon

Phaseolus vulgaris
Green Bean, Garden Bean, Common Bean, Kidney Bean, Haricot, Snap Bean, String Bean, French Bean, Salad Bean, Wax Bean, Frijol

Ficus carica
Fig, Common Fig, Edible Fig

Cynara scolymus
Globe Artichoke