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Heat Tolerant Crops, Urban Gardening, Zone 9b Growing Tips, Ancestral Plant Wisdom, Climate Resilient Gardening, Seasonal Garden Care, Beginner Gardening Eraeholland Heat Tolerant Crops, Urban Gardening, Zone 9b Growing Tips, Ancestral Plant Wisdom, Climate Resilient Gardening, Seasonal Garden Care, Beginner Gardening Eraeholland

Beat the Heat: Best Vegetables for Hot Weather Gardening

These are the plants I turn to when Sacramento’s zone 9b summer hits hard. Most of them are ancestral crops with roots in hot, dry regions. They’re tough, beautiful, and many of them have deep cultural significance too. Here’s what to grow when everything else starts to droop:

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Grow Your Garden for FREE: Sacramento’s Best Seed Libraries

Growing your own food shouldn’t be a luxury, but for many of us, it can feel out of reach. Between rising grocery prices, food deserts, and the time it takes to nurture a garden, it can feel like it is. The game-changer: your local public library. If you didn’t know, most public libraries offer free heirloom seeds. No library card needed.

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