Gardening in the desert while raising two boys

We have started our garden again this year and hope it survives. We Learned that one of the most important things when growing a garden is location location location. So this year we have planted in mostly full sun area.

MARCH 25, 2012

We had to take down our wood fence but it was worth it.We had fire wood all winter and even left over wood to make planter boxes.

My awesome cousin made the boxes for us. He did a great job. It was great to be able to re use the wood instead of buying new.

The soil is very rich and great for planting in the area we chose this year. My wonderful husband spent about two weeks getting the soil ready by watering and tilling it. We did it all by hand. We had to but chicken wire around our chain link fenceand an electric fence to keep the dog out. This year we planted fruit trees, grapevines, strawberries, tomatoes, beans, corn, radishes, lettuce, carrots, kohlrabi, broccoli, peanuts, beets, okra, artichoke, lavender, watermelon, cantaloup, lots of different types of squash, pumpkins, wildflowers, herb garden, and potatoes. I am probably forgetting lots of veggies but you get the idea.

CORN