May

Summer arrives quickly in the low desert. Harvest regularly, maintain consistent irrigation, and begin cleaning up garden beds if you don't plan to grow through the summer. Preparing now makes it much easier to start fresh when the fall planting season returns.

Basil

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Full Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

August

Growing Tips:

Loves heat. Must prune correctly to ensure continued production. Can last multiple seasons with correct pruning.

Beans

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Full Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

Year-Round

Growing Tips:

A warm season crop but will germinate most of the year. I wouldn't plant in December or January because the soil is probably too cold. Harvest to stimulate the production

Cucumber (Armenian)

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Full Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

August

Growing Tips:

Actually a melon but looks and tastes like cucumber. LOVES heat! My favorite

Eggplant

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Full Sun, Partial Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

June

Growing Tips:

Large plant, can live for multiple years

Squash (Summer)

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Full Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

March-September

Growing Tips:

Large plant. The fruit grows FAST harvest daily. Susceptible to squash bug. Can become bitter if the plant becomes stressed. Overwatering can cause fruits to turn yellow and die.

Tomatillos

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Full Sun

Direct Sow, Transplants

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📅

Plant Through:

July

Growing Tips: