Phoenix Tropicals Gardening

[3D]

Hello everyone!
Im brand new to this site. My primary reason for joining is to try to learn how to maintain a garden in this super hot/arid climate. Im not a gardening expert by any means whatsoever...but I do have a far amount of knowledge on topic like creating healthy living soil, ACT/AACTs and utilizing IMOs.

Since it August and the heat is just about unbearable, I am not going into the time frame where I tend to lose all the plants that I have outside (both potted and in the ground). I started my garden in my backyard in the ground which is orginally sand but I have have incorporated different things in order ot make it more suitable for veggies. I have had success with my chilies all year until today...I went outside to find all the plants dead and my Hibiscus plant which was good until a month ago...gave up on me also... .

Im hoping that someone can give me an education on how to maintain a perpetual garden that will support whatever plants and veggies appropriate for the time different times of the year. I plan to rip everything out of my garden and possibly do a raised bed but Im not sure if thats necessary?

Are there stickies that I could start reading? Im in Yuma by the way.

[phoenixtropicals]

Hi 3D,

Welcome to the forum. I generally only grow veggies during the cooler months here, but there are some things that can be grown during summer. There is an article on the site that you might find useful.

http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/vegetables.html

Also, you might want to check out the book "Extreme Gardening" by Dave Owens.

[3D]