Gardening for Hot and Dry Climates
As someone living in the Phoenix, Arizona area, which is one of the largest U.S. cities, I’ve been fortunate enough to find many amazing local nurseries or places that offer a variety of different fruit trees. If you aren’t quite as lucky to have many …
Pomegranates are one of those fruits that tend to go under the radar. They pop up in stores for a short time of the year and then disappear. Pomegranate trees originated in the Middle East and seem made for hot, dry climates like our Arizona …
I’m a huge believer that everyone should give gardening a chance. Gardening sometimes gets a bad rep since it isn’t always portrayed as a “cool” thing to do, but those that don’t try it are missing out on something great. There are so many things …
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed on my gardening journey has been connecting with people of differing cultures and backgrounds. Gardening has a way of bringing people together for a common purpose. Since gardening is naturally a “down to earth” hobby, gardeners tend to be …
There are some basic tips that help turn your thumb green when it comes to starting a garden. One gardening buzzword that has been huge in helping me become a successful desert gardener is microclimate. When I began my gardening adventure, I had no idea …
For those of you that are new to growing fruit trees, one of the scariest things to do is to cut or prune your tree. We often think we are going to hurt the tree or it’s too painful to sacrifice some of the growth that …
One of the challenges of growing fruit trees is being patient. When you purchase a fruit tree you dream of harvesting the wonderful fruit from your tree, but it can be several years before that dream becomes a reality. So, if you’re an impatient gardener, …
Living in the Arizona desert where temps are routinely over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, you’d never think that cold would be an issue with growing fruit trees. Surprisingly, we can occasionally get below freezing temps. One unique thing about the desert is since we have relatively …
Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about gardening in hot climates like the Arizona desert. It doesn’t take long to figure out that trying to plant vegetables in a desert soil just doesn’t really work. Due to our lack of water our soil is …
Jaboticaba is another one of those fruits that I haven’t had the chance to get my hands on here in the Phoenix area. Since, I haven’t had the chance to sample the fruit, I was hesitant about purchasing a tree. I found some cheap starter …
One experience that opened my eyes to the possibilities of growing more in a hot, dry climate was discovering a Peach Orchard in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. I took my wife and kids to their peach festival to pick peaches and it quickly became …
When I found out all the different fruit tree possibilities for my area, I had a difficult time stopping at just one. I started thinking that the longer I wait to plant a fruit tree, the longer it would be to get fruit. One fruit …
When I planted my first fruit tree several years ago, I had no idea of all the little things that went into maintaining a fruit tree. I had seen citrus trees all over the Phoenix area and just assumed you stick them in the ground, …
I’ve searched high and low for a Canistel (aka Yellow Sapote or Eggfruit) to try in the Phoenix, Arizona area. I’ve been able to find a lot of unique tropical fruits to try at various ethnic markets, but Canistel hasn’t been one of them. Since …