Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables

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Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables

Author: George Brookbank

Publisher: Da Capo Press

ISBN: 1555610021

Category: Gardening

Page: 288

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An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates Wherever you live in the desert--up to 3,500-feet elevation--this guide is for you. Enjoy plentiful fruits and vegetables from your desert garden. Desert gardening expert George Brookbank will help you with your desert garden. Two books in one . . . A tremendous reference tool you'll use all year 'round! 1. Complete how-to-do-it guide--Drip irrigation and watering --How to prepare desert soil --Which plant and tree varieties to choose --Citrus: Watering, pruning, fertilizing --New varieties for favorites: tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, melonsAnd the unusual . . . Low-chill applesOriental vegetablesYard-long beans--New chapters on hydroponics and alternatives to poisonous chemicals 2. Week-by-week desert calendar--Learn how to work with the desert's short seasons, hot weather, insects, and soils--When to plant--When to prune Over 650 photographs Great for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas!
In a Desert Garden
Language: en
Pages: 186

In a Desert Garden

Authors: John Alcock
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-04-01 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal laboratory for
Gardening in the Desert
Language: un
Pages: 175

Gardening in the Desert

Authors: Mary Irish
Categories: Gardening
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Newcomers to the Southwest usually find that their favorite landscape plants aren't suited to the hot, dry climate. Many authors offer advice on adapting plants to the desert; now Mary Irish tells how gardeners can better adapt themselves to the challenge. Drawing on her experience with public horticulture in the
A Place All Our Own
Language: un
Pages: 213

A Place All Our Own

Authors: Mary Irish
Categories: Gardening
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-04 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Mary Irish describes how she and her husband Gary transformed a barren plot of land around their house in Scottsdale, Arizona, into a thriving garden.
Desert Plants
Language: un
Pages: 127

Desert Plants

Authors: Gary Lyons
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Huntington Library Press

Praise for the Huntington's Desert Garden: "Nowhere else is there such a stunning collection of these succulents in quantity, maturity, and diversity."--Maureen Gilmer, DIY's "Weekend Gardening" "A radiant spectacle of beautiful freaks."--"New York Times"
The Building of a Desert Garden
Language: un
Pages: 8

The Building of a Desert Garden

Authors: Elisabeth Boyko
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1952 - Publisher:

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