Desert GardeningDesert Gardening

An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates
Wherever 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 chemicals
2. 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 prune
Over 650 photographs

Great for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas!

<>An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates.<>
<div><div><b>An illustrated guide to growing plentiful fruits and vegetables in the driest of American climates</b></div><div><br></div><div>Wherever 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.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Two books in one . . . A tremendous reference tool you'll use all year 'round!</b></div><div><br></div><div>1. Complete how-to-do-it guide</div>--Drip irrigation and watering<br>--How to prepare desert soil<br>--Which plant and tree varieties to choose<br>--Citrus: Watering, pruning, fertilizing<br>--New varieties for favorites: tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, melons<div>And the unusual . . . <br></div><div>Low-chill apples</div><div>Oriental vegetables</div><div>Yard-long beans</div><div>--New chapters on hydroponics and alternatives to poisonous chemicals</div><div><br></div><div>2. Week-by-week desert calendar</div><div>--Learn how to work with the desert's short seasons, hot weather, insects, and soils</div><div>--When to plant</div><div>--When to prune</div><div><br></div><div><i>Over 650 photographs</i><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Great for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas!</b><br></div></div>