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SingingPraise
05-03-2005, 08:18 AM
I have NEVER gardened. Never.
lol
I have a black thumb and kill indoor house plants

This weekend per my request dh removed a b unch of bricks and bushes from the side of our gazebo in the back yard. Once it was up I thought to myself - wow, that looks like it should be a garden of some sort with a cute little fence around the area and things growing. LOL

But i have NO CLUE how to make that happen. I know I'd have to turn the soil and get out the rocks, right? Add some kind of fertilizer/mulch ?? can i buy stuff to add to the dirt?
What grows in the Arizona desert? Can i grow vegetables or stick to some sort of flowers?

I am totally clueless here.
Help?

lol

SingingPraise
05-03-2005, 11:05 AM
anyone?

Senta
05-03-2005, 11:29 AM
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/

i googled gardening in phoenix ... maybe this will help?

Mama Calidad
05-03-2005, 11:31 AM
Oooh, oooh, you CAN grow veggies. Here are planting dates for Phoenix:
http://myweb.cableone.net/tfcox/zone2.html

Here's a monthly to-do list for gardening in your area:
http://myweb.cableone.net/tfcox/z2feature.htm

HTH!