view viewon on GARDENING GARDENING
By Marilyn Pabon
G
rowing fruits and vegetables in the desert goes against everything you thought you knew about gardening. Though you can’t grow any one vegetable all through the year, you can grow some vegetables at all times of the year. This means you can make your own Garden of Eden in the desert if you want to and if you know how.
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| VIEW ON MAGAZINE |May/June 2021
Gardening in most places means summer activity and winter rest, two simple seasons. If we think in these terms for our desert gardens, we miss the subtleties of several short seasons. These short seasons are powerful and determine the quickgrowing varieties we need to select to be successful gardeners.
