How lucky are we, here in the dry arid desert southwest, to have such great organic gardeners who have somehow defied the odds and actually grow successful crops! I am not one of them.
But they inspire me to try the impossible. Little by little, my yard here in Mesa Arizona has grown greener and greener, as I learn from the likes of Ken and Lee Singh at Singh Farms, from Jake Mace and his amazing garden tours, and Jay Barringer of the Phoenix Fruit Growers FaceBook page, and many others.
So I have created this blog - The Desert Gardening Hub - not to recreate what they have done, but to bring all of these awesome people and resources together in one spot for easy access. So check out the pages - Resources, Plant Sales, YouTube Gardeners, Garden Tours, Classes,and Books. I welcome any suggestions, additions, or corrections!
Here are a few recent photos from my garden...
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| Cattle panel trellises are mounted to the block wall, supporting passionfruit vines bean vines, and earlier, Armenian cucumbers. Bed plants also include basil, peppers, malabar spinach, zucchini, pumpkin, and watermelon. |
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| An intruder! This big grasshopper has since been relocated. |
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| Okra and Basil are taking over the enclosed garden. |
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| Arched trellis of re-bar and cattle panels leads the way to my rainwater harvesting tanks. Thompson Seedless and Red Flame grapevines are quickly filling in the trellis, along with tangerine trumpet vine for winter color. |
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| What was once the path to the swimming pool is now a wild sunflower jungle. I just can't bear to trim them, sometimes the monsoon does it for me. |
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| Caught in the act! One of our resident baby Rock Squirrels nibbles away on my sweet potato vines. |
Those little stinkers are so cute but naughty!!
ReplyDeleteI know, its a love/hate relationship ;-)
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