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I have lived in the Phoenix area for a while now and the thought of having a vegetable garden never entered my mind, never researched it either, just thought it wasn’t possible. We ALWAYS had a garden in the east so why not here. Upon galore internet exploration and info from a friend I found out we actually have the idealisti weather for one. I’ve had my garden for regarding 4 years and now wonder WHY I waited so long. Even now if I talk with regards to it at the grocery store in line, people actually look at me like I’m crazy and say “You may do that here”? The fact is you may grow just in regards to anything here.

We talk when it comes to Organic Gardening but I never knew that there was anything else except Organic Gardening. Growing up we didn’t have all the Chemicals that are out now and even if there were we couldn’t afford them anyway. We have always had a Compost Pile and Rabbits as pets. The droppings from the rabbits were either added to the compost pile or added directly into the garden and the garden LOVED IT.

I believe our planting times in Phoenix are like nowhere else in the nation. We basically have 2 planting seasons. They are end of February through May and the end of September through December before the basi frost hits. Believe it or not my lettuce lives through our winter months. Many of my vegetables live through the winter in the low desert. In the summer there are plants like Cantaloupe and Watermelon that may handle the heat if you may handle working out there. Pumpkins are started in July for Halloween.

Initially starting my garden took one day and three people. This is what I bought:

1. 6 bags of Compost. Add 5 keep 1 on hand.

2. 5 bags of Blood Meal. Add 3 keep 2 for Fertilizer.

3. 5 Bags of Bone Meal. Add 3 keep 2 for Fertilizer.

4. 2 Bags of Amender.

5. 5 Bags of Manure.

6. 4 cups of Red Wrigglers.

7. 2 Bags of Organic Mulch.

We rotor tilled 4 plots. Two were 8×10, one was 3×5, and one 2×13 versus my block wall. We sifted through the dirt, got rid of as much Bermuda grass as we could. Through the season I dug and got rid of the roots of any Bermuda grass that sprouted up later as I did weeding.

Next we added Amender. Rotor tilled again to mix in the Amender since our soil is for the most part clay. Next we started adding all the rest of the above items and finished with compost topped with 2″ layer of Mulch. I dug a good deal of holes along the way and added the Earth worms in the soil to increase soil fertility. We finished with a good watering and let that set overnight.

The next day I planted. You may buy inexpensive plants or even hook up with other gardener’s who have a seed exchange. When you buy seeds from the store take the planting info on the back with a grain of salt as I have found most of the instructions utilize to the rest of the nation and not us. I plant Sunflowers all all around the garden to aid with shade as well as wildflowers to support fetch in the bees for pollination.

Watering: I would suggest before starting your garden to install underground irrigation. This may be a drip system which is not too pricey and very time saving for you as you do not have to stand out there and water. This will also save you on your water bill. You need to water tardily and deep. You could likewise use soaker hoses above ground before planting and plant close to the soaker hoses. I did not install underground irrigation before planting and now regret it but hey, I will get there. A good idea likewise is harvesting rainwater. I’ll get that Rain Barrel going galore day but for the moment I run out of the house with 5 Gallon Buckets and put them next to the house where the rain falls heavy off the roof. There’s not one thing better than a good rain for your plants.

I keep a lot of items on had all the time. Some of them are: organic mulch to retain moisture, compost for fertilizer, bone meal for phosphorus, blood meal for nitrogen, epsom salts – magnesium sulfate: my tomatoes and peppers do well adding this, garden grade diatomaceous world for bugs on plants: you need to be careful adding this it will likewise kill the good bugs, bat guano for fertilizer, and fish emulsion for fertilizer. I am always adding coffee grounds to the soil as well.

My garden is at the point right now that when planting season starts I never recognise what is going to come up. I just sit and scratch my head attempting to distinguish what is germinating not because I didn’t label what I planted but because plants just seem to come up on their own. One of my gardens now has a mulberry tree in the middle of and I didn’t plant it. I let it stay because it actually helps with shade. It is as tall as the house now.

I am just touching the tip of the Iceberg here. I am by no means an expert nurseryman just an individual who in truth likes to garden. I have not expended much time out there this summer due to the heat but come September I’ll be out there.. for hours. This is just an idea to get your garden started. The possiblenesses are endless. I use the planting calendar as a guide and go for it. I have to give the credit to all the resources beneath and Google for all my internet searches. They gave me the strength to take the football and run with it. My doctrine is why buy it when you may grow it.