Recent content by Gallo del Cielo

johnandlynds, :welcome I'm not an expert gardener by any stretch of the imagination, but I'll try to point you in some good directions. I've been container gardening in Tucson for the past 15 years and this is my fifth year of gardening in the ground here, so I have a little bit of experience...

I just realized that I should formally extend the invitation to the BYC AZ seed tub to everyone over here. I started it with about a couple hundred packages of seeds from my own collection and also from things that I collect and grow regularly. It was mostly seeds adapted to our environment...

Hi AZBootsie! Bad timing on BYC being down. :( Do you have pastrymama's contact info? I don't, but she likely has Bob's info. I saw yesterday that Nifty posted he thought it would be back online by this afternoon, so I'll bet it will be by tomorrow morning. :fl I'm not entirely sure how...

My very favorite independent seed company is Native Seed Search, based here in Tucson, AZ. For southwestern desert dwellers it's an amazing resource for locally adapted vegetables. Their web site seems to be not working at the moment, but here is their facebook page...

Thanks for the compliments on the coop! I just pruned most of the vines today. I went to buy sod to lay down in the run and there was none to be had at Home Depot. I've heard about TropicalMango! I keep wanting to visit there when I'm in Phoenix, but it's just never worked out. Mangos...

Hi DesertGrown! Your crop list sounds very much like mine. I got some of my garden ideas from the Botanical Gardens and the Permaculture people too. I dug out my 12' X 40' garden to a depth of almost 4' deep in the center and used a good portion of the soil (especially the caliche) to change...

Hello Arizona! Does anyone here in the lower desert have a greenhouse? I'm in the planning stages for one and I'm looking for someone here that currently has one, or who has experience with one here.

Hello! I'm here in Tucson, AZ (zone 9b) and I'm planning to build a 12' X 20' hoop house, made from bent galvanized pipe. I'm building the structure primarily to shade an aquaponics system in the summer and keep it warmer in the winter. It will also cover a good portion of my existing garden...

Hello Arizona! Great day to garden! I've been spending a little more time over here and decided to join up. Seems like a lot of familiar folks. :D tommyboy1973, I'm a MI transplant too!