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when to plant veggie?

12 years ago

Hello all, my son has moved to your city and he's a pretty good gardener _atleast he tries to be. He would like to put in some tomato plant when is the right time of the year a goodtime to do this? and should it be raised beds or container or Betty yet the ground. Which ones do the best in your area? I was out there in Oct. And there were plants being sold so is fall a better time? I would appreciate any info. Thank you from a mom out of town

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Fascist_Nation
12 years ago
Well, you didn't say what city since this is an Arizona forum. But I suppose 9 in 10 chance it is the Phoenix area.

I attached a 25 page PDF link to my gardening guru that I keep up with. Hope it helps. Also here are some cheat sheets...they are all fairly similar except for the two gardening guides from the Coop Exchange. With our year round gardening and lack of winter, brutal summer it is definitely a different schedule than you are used to.
Planting calenders/tips for PHX area and the low desert:
http://www.urbanfarm.org/tidbits
http://www.phoenixpermaculture.org/forum/topics/planting-calendars-to-print
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1435.pdf
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1005.pdf
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1020.pdf
http://www.supurbanfarm.com/planting-calendar/
http://www.seedstrust.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=46
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/vegetable/
Since you specifically asked about tomatos:
http://blogs.extension.org/mastergardener/2013/06/14/growing-tomatoes-in-the-heat-of-the-low-desert/
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/pubs/0103/bountiful.html

Here is a link that might be useful: Low Desert Vegetable Gardening Guide

This post was edited by Fascist_Nation on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 15:21
davep75
12 years ago
F_N:
This is a great list. Thanks.
I've lived here a long time, but never made a serious attempt to grow anything. My lack of knowledge is overwhelming.
This website is great, I've already picked up a lot. Thanks again for your contributions!
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Fascist_Nation
12 years ago
The East Valley Gardeners Club (Mesa) are having a garden sale of vegetables and herbs plants/seeds Sat. March 8th, 20149AM-1PM at the Mesa Community College Rose Garden, Phase 1 (worth going there just to walk around their rose garden and arborium). They make a great handout that I am staring at right now, but a sh**ty job advertising the sale on their web site.

1833 W Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ
http://goo.gl/maps/82JPM

Here is a link that might be useful: East Valley Gardeners Club

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