Category Archives: Arizona Garden

Onions and a Weekend of Busy

Posted on October 4, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

When we were planting seeds a couple of weeks ago my son commented that the onion seeds were small and they looked like chunks of charcoal.  They were and they did. The last time I tried to grow onions I … Continue reading →

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The Garden Expansion (with pictures)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I down graded the garden expansion to just the four raised beds.  As you may recall I had originally planned to add two wall units as well, but the four raised beds gave the most bang for the buck and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, intensive gardening, square foot gardening | 13 Comments

Monday Update

Posted on September 30, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

Not too much actually got DONE this weekend.  I was hobbling around like an old man with my back hurting.  It’s a little better this morning, of course, as I head back to work. The boys and I planted one … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, Bok Choi, Chickens, dinosaur Kale, Ice Berg Lettuce, intensive gardening, Red Russian Kale, Romaine, square foot gardening, Starting Seeds | 2 Comments

Sweet Extraction

Posted on September 18, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

Sometimes I feel like everything in my garden is an experiment.  Even if I have grown something before, I’m always tweaking the way that I do things and what should be a sure thing turns into an experiment.  Of course … Continue reading →

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Harvest for August

Posted on September 6, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

Maybe I should change the name of the post to the NON-harvest for August.  It was dismal.  even the egg numbers weren’t good between the heat and vacations. Eggs – 73 Watermelons – 2 melons totaling 24.5 lbs NM Peppers … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, cucumbers, Desert King Watermelon, Harvest, intensive gardening, monthly harvest total, peppers, zucchini | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments