Category Archives: Arizona Garden

Garden Expansion

Posted on July 23, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

In order to capitalize on the extended AZ growing season I’m planning a garden expansion.  Good times! The problem that I have in the winter is light.  The backyard faces north and so light is limited, especially in December.  What … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for the Fall/Winter Garden

Posted on July 13, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

One of the benefits to gardening in Arizona is that there is literally a 12 month growing season.  Some people would claim 10, because they don’t want to garden during July and August when production drops off and it’s just … Continue reading →

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A haboob is not always a bad thing

Posted on July 12, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

Haboob hits the valley. Check out this video from our local fox station.  One of our infamous haboobs rolls across the valley.  Of course a haboob is just a fancy word for a dust storm.  They are VERY common in … Continue reading →

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Gone! All gone! …good riddance!

Posted on July 11, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

It’s gone.  After a couple of days of not wasting any more water on it, we pulled it out.  I hate it when a crop doesn’t turn out.  We yanked and pulled and in the end we took shovels to … Continue reading →

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What is that jungle hiding?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

The problem that I have found with intensive gardening techniques is that eventually everything grows into one big tangled mass of vegetable matter.  For instance, my cucumbers should have had a trellis (lesson learned for next spring), and so they … Continue reading →

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