Recent content by DesertGrown

I love the Santa Rosa plums... lots of fruit and super sweet. In fact I planted a second tree that I plan on keeping smaller so I can protect the fruit from the birds better. Much easier to put bird netting on a smaller tree:) I've been pretty happy with the varieties that I have right now...

Hi Galo del Cielo, I think we've "talked" before on BYC. I love your coop and run with the grapes!! I think my mango bit the dust with the last frost that we just had. It was just a baby tree; a 'Manila' Mango. Oh well. There is a tropical nursery up in the Phoenix area called "TropicaMango"...

Hello from Tucson. At the Tucson Botanical Gardens there is a demonstration garden of Native American crops where they dug shallow basins to plant in, and to catch the rainfall. I love the idea of a trench garden, but I would need a jackhammer to break through the ground in my yard. The ground...

Ninnymary...come to Tucson during the summer; you'll never complain about a cold summer again:) It's just cooling off into the 70's now.

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. I feel home already.

My garden is my favorite place to be. Mostly raised beds as the soil in my yard is very alkaline and rocky. I haven't yanked the summer vegetables yet because the temperature hasn't dropped below freezing. Picked some yellow pear cherry tomatoes this morning. Still waiting for a few bell peppers...

Hello from the Desert Southwest...Tucson, AZ to be exact. I'm a new member to this site although I've been viewing it for months. I'm also a member of BYC. I love to garden and raise chickens. I'm glad to finally be able to join in on all the fun gardening talk.