What to Plant in November - Zone 9b

Here in zone 9b our planting season is finally upon us.  Here is a list of what you can plant in NOVEMBER:

Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collards
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Mustard
All Onions (Bulbing, Green and Bunching)
Parsley
Radish
Spinach
Turnips

I plan on plantin ALL of the vegetables listed for November plantings, with the exception of radish possibly.  I use radish as a trap crop for other vegetables, but no one in my family cares to eat radish, so I'll use whichever seeds I have on hand to intercrop and give them away when it's harvest time.

Planted Super Snappy Peas today

Today I planted Burpee Super Snappy Peas (GUISANTE Super Vigoroso) in the front bed after pulling all the sweet potatoes and adding lots of compost.  I placed my tomato cages upside down and planted the peas 2" apart both on the inner side and outer side of the tomato cage ring.

Seed packet information:  Pods are 5"-6" long, with 8-10 large peas per pod. Vines need no support and are tolerant of powdery mildew.  Harvest in about 65 days.
Sow in average soil in full sun in early spring for first crop, or later summer for fall crop.  Sow seeds 2" apart in double rows spaced 6" apart with 24" between each set of rows.  Cover with 2" of fine soil.  Seedlings emerge in 7-14 days.  Thin to stand 6" apart when seedlings are 1"-2" high.

According to the seed packet, I can expect to see sprouts November 5 - November 12, and can expect to harvest around January 3rd.

My dream front awning

Saw this at Lowes and it is exactly what I have been looking to build over the front door.

My crochet

Here are a few pictures of the crochet work I have done.

Harvesting Watermelons

I am surprised that the two watermelon seeds I planted are doing so well. I have harvested three melons based on all the recommendations I found online. Look for a dried up spoon leaf. Check to make sure the tendril was very dried out. Thump it. Thump it again. Look for the creamy yellow spot on the bottom. I did it all, but none of my watermelons were ripe enough to enjoy. I feed them to the chickens, which is okay with me. Hopefully the next one I pick will be ripe and red and sweet.

Today's Plantings - carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and zucchini

The weather is cooling off in the evenings, though it's still quite warm during the days.  I have spent the last several weeks cleaning up garden beds.  There were (and still are) SO many weeds from summer.  I had a few extra minutes today so popped out and planted lots of seeds that will hopefully grow and be bountiful through the fall and winter.

• Planted Scarlet Nantes Carrots in front of the asparagus and next to the eggplant in the front yard beds.  
• Planted Black Beauty Zucchini near the chinese cabbage.
• Planted Snowball Self-Blanching Cauliflower and Late Flat Dutch Cabbage in all other open spaces in the beds.