Veggie Gardeners!

21 years ago

Me and my mom have a garden going, and I was curious if any one else in the phoenix, and surounding area has a garden going and what you are growing? we have some tomatoes that we planted in august after I moved out here, they hadn't done a whole lot, I think it was the heat still, because as soon as it started getting cooler at night they have exploded with fruit, the 2 husky cherry red's that we have are almost 6 feet tall and covered with fruit, we also have 2 bush goliath toms. a jalapeno and a bonnie bell that we got at the same time, we also have a purple bell pepper,a better boy, big beef, sweet 100's cherry tomatoes, and a yellow pear tomatoe that we planted in september, thebig beef and better boy both have a couple baby toms. on them, and the yellow pear tomatoe, has over 30 tomatoes ( I hope they are good!) and is getting more every day, we have carrots going that were planted the 1st of sept, and sparkler radishes too those are turning out really good. the peppers have new leaves and blossoms and peppers all over them, we have cucumbers, that have 1 fruit for sure that is growing. bush beans, and green and regular onions, and garlic, and strawberry's too (no berries yet) hopefully we can keep the frost off of most of it sorry this ended up so long.

Thanks Amanda :)

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Garden_trolip
21 years ago
I just have a few peppers. Sounds like you are going to have quite a crop!
jimdaz
21 years ago
Hi Amanda, welcome to the upside down world of vegetable gardening in the low desert! It is so opposite other areas of the country. Our winters allow us to grow cool weather plants - lettuce, radish, carrots, peas, Fava Beans, and lots of greens. Your tomatoes, bush beans, and cucumbers may need some TLC late this month into January, when the frosts come. Peppers seem to do better, but all need some protection. I currently have onions, peppers (Anaheim, Gypsy, and Jalapeno). swiss chard, arugula, peas, and radishes. I have attached the Extension Office vegetable planting guide. Let us know how your veggies do over the winter.

Here is a link that might be useful: Vegetable Planting Calendar
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Bizfarmer
20 years ago
Hi Mandy, looks like you are going to have one heck of a crop, if it makes it through our Winter. I hope you protected your tomatoes and peppers this week, it got COLD! 27 degrees here in Gilbert, and my pepper leaves that sneaked outside the bedsheets wilted big time. The Jalapenos attached are still perfect, but HOT! The rest of our garden is doing really well, with the heavily laden peppers covered and most everything else frost-hardy. That would be peas, beets, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce (lots of lettuce!), spinach, onions, and garlic. Usually we are eating broccoli by Christmastime. Come late January we will plant seed potatoes and hopefully have a good harvest around June. Our 4 artichoke plants have survived the frost, although one is looking less than perfect, and we can't wait for those tasty morsels to come on this spring. Gardening here in Az is SUCH a blast, with two, maybe three seasons if you're lucky. Let us all know how things progress, and have a ball!