This is a step by step guide to create your first vegetable garden in the Arizona desert. This book is centered around the Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma metro areas. 

The book is not wordy and is laid out in an easy to read format with bullet points, charts, graphs, photos and more. 

It covers the basics in a logical sequence to help you plan easiest.

• WHERE TO PLANT

• RAISED-BED OR IN-GROUND

• DESIGN YOUR GARDEN

• GARDEN DESIGNS & EXAMPLE PHOTOS

• WATERING SYSTEMS

• TIMERS

• PLANTS & SEEDS

  • What vegetables

  • spacing

  • when to plant

  • tomato varieties for Arizona desert

  • Blank page for vegetable planning

  • Seeds, Direct Sow, or Nursery Starts

    • How to successfully plant each option

• SOIL FOR YOUR GARDEN

• MICROCLIMATE

• REFERENCE GUIDES

  • Companion planting chart

  • Companion Quick Reference Guide

  • How many plants do I need

  • Garden Grids to sketch your garden

• WHERE TO LEARN MORE

• QUICK START CHECKLIST

 Navigating through the book is simple. When viewing the book as a PDF, you can click on a topic in the Content to jump directly to that topic. You can also click on the page number to jump back to the Table of Contents.