Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables by George Brookbank, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climatesWherever 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, melonsAnd the unusual . . . Low-chill applesOriental vegetablesYard-long beans-New chapters on hydroponics and alternatives to poisonous chemicals2. 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 pruneOver 650 photographsGreat for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas! | Desert Gardening: Fruits & Vegetables by George Brookbank, Paperback | Indigo Chapters