DIG ONLINE: Warm Season Gardening — No Sweat!

4341 East Broadway Road,Phoenix AZ 85040

21 February, 2021

Description

Learn which vegetables to grow and garden care during our warming low desert spring. Early spring in the low desert is the perfect time to plant tomatoes and a bevy of other delicious home-grown favorites. Learn about the vegetables, herbs and flowers that thrive in warming weather and how to grow them successfully in your own garden. Learning Objectives – Healthy soil traits/preparing soil Deciding What to grow based on crop characteristics Benefits/disadvantages of container vs in-ground Correct watering and maximizing soil moisture Planting strategies Anticipating/managing problems Speaker: Master Gardener Emily Heller Emily Heller has been a Master Gardener since 2014, and a professional grower since 2016. As a former journalist, she has taken her skills of continual inquiry, learning and relying on well-founded information and qualified sources into her gardening and have made them a part of successful growing in the low desert. Emily has given several presentations on vegetable gardening and care in our low desert ecology.