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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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