Help me pick plants for my planters

[dogememe]

A roommate started planting stuff a couple years ago but then she passed away so ever since these planters have been decrepit. I'm tired of looking at them and would like to plant some stuff.

According to AI I'm in planting zones "9b to 10a" whatever that means.

I was thinking of planting basil in one of them because making pesto would be fun as it's one of my favorite pairings for pasta and other dishes but I checked Home Depot and it's out of season?

Also I was thinking of colorful cute flowers but most of them are annuals so I have to plant them again every year which seems kinda dumb.

Any suggestions? The planters are about 4.5x8.5ft

 

[loneryder]

Bob is The Plant Guy!

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

Basil is not out of season, it's just out at that HD or maybe the person thought it should be a big pot in the shrubs and bushes. Look for it in a cup in the home gardening area at any store selling vegetable garden plants. There are multiple varieties of Basil, but sweet basil is probably the one you have seen the most. If you are into herbs there are some interesting plants there. Tyme, Majoram, Lavender, even peppermint and spearmint. I enjoy growing Rosemary. It's easy to grow and makes an attractive bush that gives off a neat Mediterranean smell when the dog brushes by it. In mild weather it is perennial.

For the back yard I grow impatiens in the shade and Begonias in the sun. Both are very colorful, reasonably low maintenance, and might live through the winter in your area.

For leafy herbs just fertilize with regular Miracle Gro as it is high nitrogen and grows leaves rapidly. For blossoming plants use "Bloom" type fertilize or Tomato fertilize since they contain less nitrogen and more components that support flowering and fruit.

 

[Pablo]

Weed and Carmen sweet peppers

 

[4wd]

Weed and Carmen sweet peppers

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[dogememe]

Apparently half of the plants on the Home Depot website are not California compliant.

 

[ripcord]

Radishes will give you a crop in a month or less. If I'm going to plant something I wanna eat it!

 

[Pablo]

Radishes will give you a crop in a month or less. If I'm going to plant something I wanna eat it!

Arugula too. Already snacking on ours after the heat wave

 

[thastinger]

Apparently half of the plants on the Home Depot website are not California compliant.

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They are known to the state of California to cause cancer.

 

[walterjay]

Tomatoes and peppers in one. Flowers of your choice in others. Zinnias look nice and are tolerant of heat and do well in dry conditions once rooted well.

 

[dogememe]

They are known to the state of California to cause cancer.

I think the people in charge in Sac cause cancer but that’s probably not something we can discuss here.

But in all seriousness it’s very strange that some plants need to be California approved.

First I went to Home Depot but the plants all looked so sad so I went to a local plant place instead of Home Depot and they had much better plants.

 

[CleanSump]

Sometimes grocery stores have small Basil plants, especially the Asian stores.
Also most hardware stores have seeds and they're easy to get started.

 

[RichieMoons]

I'd go with stuff that can take heat and bounce back fast: lantana, pentas, portulaca, or even dwarf bougainvillea. They stay colorful and don’t need much fuss in 9b–10a.