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 Planning A Desert Vegetable Garden

There are a lot of things to consider if you're going to have a desert vegetable garden. Plan before you plant!

Apr 21, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Desert Climates and Vegetables

Climates determine growing seasons, so it's important to know and understand the climate of your specific area when planting vegetables.

Apr 18, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Desert Vegetable Gardens

There are drawbacks to raising vegetables in desert gardens...especially in poor, alkaline soil, and little rain, but a little work and care canchange that.

Apr 15, 2007 – Robert Dailey

World Ecosystems in Danger

Urbanization, new dam constructions, groundwater withdrawals and pollution are helping to paint a grim view of the future.

Apr 1, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Transplant Shock in The Garden

Transplant shock can result in leaf scorch, stunted growth and dropping of leaves, among other things.

Mar 16, 2007 – Robert Dailey

When to Plant Desert Garden Seeds

When you plant seeds which you will transplant outside in your garden depends upon many factors.

Mar 10, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Seedling Containers

There are lots of containers to grow seedlings in. Here are a few:

Mar 7, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Seeds for Desert Gardens II

External situations are extremely important when growing plants from seed.

Mar 1, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Seeds for Desert Gardens I

If you like gardening, germinating seeds is a great way to watch your plants grow from seed to adult.

Feb 27, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What are USDA Cold-Hardiness Zones

Defining if a plant will survive in your area.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is a hybrid?

Hybridizing plants has created revolutionary increases in production during the last century.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is a Seed?

Seeds are basically embryos.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is asexual plant propagation?

Asexual propagation of plants is a great example of how cloning works.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is sexual plant propagation?

Bees, birds, bats, butterflies and other animals assist in plant sexually reproduction.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is Germination?

Most plants can reproduce asexually (by cloning themselves) or sexually, through seed and fruit production.

Feb 26, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Hummingbirds as Desert Pollinators

Traveling thousands of miles on their migration, hummingbirds bring genetic mixing to a variety of plants, which in turn helps grow stronger, more robust plants.

Feb 24, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Bats Pollinate Desert Plants

In the desert, and in tropical regions, bats are important both for pollination and seed dispersal.

Feb 20, 2007 – Robert Dailey

Bees as Desert Plant Pollinators

There are 20,000 species of bees in the world and 3,500 in North America. Many species, besides honeybees, are efficient pollinators of desert plants.

Feb 17, 2007 – Robert Dailey

How Desert Plants Get Pollinated

Pollination is important to plants, and desert plants are no exception . However, some unique methods of pollination have developed in the desert.

Feb 13, 2007 – Robert Dailey

What is the Chihuahuan Desert?

It could be the most biodiverse desert on the continent, and perhaps one of the most biodiverse on the planet.

Feb 12, 2007 – Robert Dailey

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