A Desert Gardener’s Planting Calendar for Vegetables & Herbs

Take the guesswork out of gardening in the desert with this comprehensive annual planting guide. Designed specifically for Southern Arizona’s climate, this guide provides monthly lists of what to plant, along with bonus pages about:

Learning how to chit and plant potatoes, start and grow sweet potato slips, and use succession planting to enjoy continuous harvests. Understand USDA growing zones in Southern Arizona and how they affect frost dates and planting timing. Discover which varieties are considered summer squash, and take advantage of the monsoon season for a second wave of warm-season crops.

This guide is easy to follow, with photos and lists for each season, which will help keep new gardeners and experienced growers right on time, all year-round.