Here in Arizona it is apparently time to plant your garden. As completely bas-akward as that sounds, it is apparently true. I am experimenting a bit with veggies and to my surprise, having fair results so far. I bought this little raised bed kit at Wal-Mart for 10 bucks a few weeks ago. It is only 4 ft in diameter, but if this goes well, I intend to put in larger raised beds and really get serious about it next year. We ate our first radish yesterday. Along with the radishes in my raised bed I have carrots and onions coming up.
As you can see, I have a net over the carrots, onions and radishes to keep the dogs from digging. They are particularly fond of the manure that I mixed in, Gingie will roll in anything stinky that she can find, and I don't really prefer to smell it on her.
In the front yard I am experimenting with zucchini and broccoli. I am shocked and incredibly pleased to see blossoms on the zucchini and my broccoli is growing like crazy. It should have heads appearing any time now. I will probably have to come up with some way to keep the birds out.
So while you all are shoveling snow and scraping ice from your windshields every morning, I will be weeding my little gardens and hopefully enjoying some fresh produce. I found a planting guide online and will soon be adding a tomato or two and maybe some peppers.
Weird.
4 comments:
That is so interesting. I had never thought of it being so opposite of Utah. Good luck with all your produce. I'll bet you had a ball with the girls last weekend. They were adorable.
Sounds yummy... can't wait for the snow :(
While home grown veggies do sound delicious, I am ready for winter and no more yard work. I used to hate winter, now I find it much more relaxing than summer.
It does seem wrong to plant your garden in the fall, but I am impressed that you are already seeing results and enjoying your produce.
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