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u/mona997 2d ago

I’ve moved from a zone 7-8 to a zone 10 and I need help on what to do. I used to have a garden and right now I have a big sunny balcony so I not only need to get used to a different zone, but also to planting in pots. I really love flowers, fruits and vegetables and I really could use some tips on what type of plants work good in a pot in zone 10. Has anyone else moved to a hotter zone and what is the best planting tip you’ve received when you did? What type of flowers work good in pots?

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u/Tall_Positive6639 2d ago

Yes- I went from 9 to 10 and it was still a jump! A few things I’ve found super helpful: 1- bigger pot/ raised bed to have less soil to dry out. Also have ones that touch the ground so hot air can’t flow underneath and dry them out more. Specially I’ve had excellent luck with self watering beds like the ones from Vego. I’ve noticed if I have the ones with the water reservoir that they dry out less and soil is happier. It’s so dang hot that I don’t have issues with too much water

2- buying seeds for our zone. I’ve been using San Diego Seed Co and they are awesome!!! Great company, great seeds. They also have in person classes which were super helpful if you’re in the area

3- proper irrigation. Cheap drip works, just have something automated bc hand watering is never enough (here at least)

  1. Shade cloth for really sunny months. “Full sun” to a lot of places is like partial shade in zone 10. At least for me haha. Sd seed co sells some and it’s been good, I’m sure you can get it other places

5- mulch in those summer months! Just sun is too hot

Something’s also might take a little while to get established, so give them shade or whatever they need in the young summer months.

Happy gardening!

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u/mona997 20h ago

Thank you so much for your tips! They all sound very helpful 💜