What We're Growing In Our High Desert Garden

In this episode we are sharing what we're growing in our high desert garden!

Hi - We are Douglas and Keri! In May of 2022 we quit our jobs and sold our home in Denver, Colorado to move to our 36 acre off grid homestead property in Cochise County, Arizona. Follow along with us as we build our homestead from scratch!

We've been growing things now for about 9 months on our SE Arizona high desert homestead and we've had some great results with some things while other things have been a struggle! The 3 biggest obstacles to gardening we have found so far is sun, wind, and pests!

We built a small test garden at our new location on the property. We fenced it (to keep out deer, rabbits, and our own animals), surrounded the windy sides with free pallets that we got, and then strung up several shade sails with bungee cords. We have planted some of the trees in there that will stay there permanently. The shade sails are a GAME CHANGER for us because they make such a great alternative to the old rv awning that we had to remove due to severe wind damage. We attached the sails to T-posts and it all flexes enough in the wind! We have also been recycling our rv gray (sink/shower water only) right back into the garden. We also strung some great solar lights around for nice lighting at night!

Here is what we've had great luck growing so far:

Goji berry
Artichoke
Olive
Peach
Fig
Nectarine
Potatoes; Dakota Rose, Adirondack Blue, Butterball
Sweet potatoes
Shallots
Leeks
Elephant Garlic
Sunchoke (also known as Jerusalem Artichoke)
Peppers
Tomatoes
Pomegranate
Honeysuckle
Blood Orange
Eureka Lemon
Eucalyptus
Chinese Elm
Southern Live Oak
Yew
Arizona Cyprus
Bloody Dock
Aloe Vera
Bamboo; Blue & Stone
Watermelon
Butternut Squash
Rosemary
Mint
Basil
Avocado

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