Category Archives: Arizona Garden

Redundant Protection for Vacation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

I was nervous.  We had a planned trip to California to attend a graduation party for one of my beautiful nieces.  I knew it would be a great time, but… I was a little concerned about the garden. So I … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, artichoke, basil, Dripping Springs Ollas, gophers, malabar spinach, Old Time Tennessee Melons, ollas, peppers, square foot gardening, tomatoes, wine bottle ollas | 17 Comments

Sprouts, Flowers, and Fruit

Posted on March 28, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

The cucumbers and Old Time Tennessee Melons have sprouted in bed 3.  I’m happy to see that almost all of them are up.  I love good germination rates.  🙂 Okay, here is one of the cucumber sprouts and one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, cucumbers, Old Time Tennessee Melons, tomatoes | 8 Comments

Bed 4 Spring Turn Over

Posted on March 24, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

It was a productive weekend, although the social calendar cut my Bed 4 turn over short and I didn’t get it replanted.  It was all for a good cause and we got to spend some time with some great friends. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, carrots, early purple sprouting broccoli, ollas, spring garden | 6 Comments

Bed 3 Almost Made and Grandma Comes to the Garden

Posted on March 17, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

It was a busy weekend.  Busy, but good. I pulled out the already flowering remnants of the last couple of broccoli plants (the good broccoli, not the EPS), transplanted two cilantro and one dill plant into pots, and weeded bed … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, artichoke, desert garden, Dripping Springs Ollas, Jerusalem artichokes, ollas | 7 Comments

The Good, the Bad, and the Carrot Butt

Posted on March 10, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

Last year when I went to harvest my carrots I was very disappointed that I had not thinned out the carrot seeds that my sons had helped me plant.  Several of them were no more than carrot tooth picks.  A … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, basil, carrots, soil blocks, Starting Seeds | 8 Comments