Category Archives: Desert King Watermelon

The Old is Gone

Posted on August 5, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

No, I haven’t been binge drinking. These are the wine bottle ollas that are done for the season. I’ll clean them up and put them away for next spring. Ever get into one of those kicks where you just start … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, Desert King Watermelon, peppers, sqash, Starting Seeds, tomatillos, wine bottle ollas | 22 Comments

Harvest for July

Posted on July 31, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I’m jumping the gun by a day because… I didn’t get anything out of the garden this morning. I’m going to estimate the eggs for the day, which won’t effect things too much. July production in general has fallen off … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, Chickens, cucumbers, Desert King Watermelon, Harvest, intensive gardening, monthly harvest total, peppers, sqash, tomatoes, zucchini | 11 Comments

Rise of the MELONS!!!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

These are just a couple random watermelon pictures because, number one, they are my favorite thing in the garden right now, and two, after giving up over a dozen melons they are making a resurgence and producing more. I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Garden, Desert King Watermelon | 13 Comments

Save Those Seeds

Posted on July 22, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I’ve been gone for a couple of days for some very WET camping, but I’m back and wanted to do a quick video on selecting the right fruit for seed saving.

Posted in desert garden, Desert King Watermelon, Starting Seeds, Uncategorized | Tagged Seed, Seed saving | 5 Comments

Home!

Posted on July 7, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

We took a break from the heat for a couple of days and joined another family and my father-in-law up in Payson, AZ for a small town Fourth of July celebration and a spectacular fireworks show. One of the amazing … Continue reading →