Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables

An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates Wherever you live in the desert–up to 3,500-feet elevation–this guide is for you. Enjoy plentiful fruits and vegetables from your desert garden. Desert gardening expert George Brookbank will help you with your desert garden. Two books in one . . . A tremendous reference tool you’ll use all year ’round! 1. Complete how-to-do-it guide –Drip irrigation and watering –How to prepare desert soil –Which plant and tree varieties to choose –Citrus: Watering, pruning, fertilizing –New varieties for favorites: tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, melons And the unusual . . . Low-chill apples Oriental vegetables Yard-long beans –New chapters on hydroponics and alternatives to poisonous chemicals 2. Week-by-week desert calendar –Learn how to work with the desert’s short seasons, hot weather, insects, and soils –When to plant –When to prune Over 650 photographs Great for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas!