Favorite Vegetable Varieties for a DESERT GARDEN | Seeds for Hot Climates

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • Hey folks!
    This video has been three years in the making and I am glad to share with you my favorite vegetable varieties for my desert garden here in southwest New Mexico. Of course, this is by no means an exhaustive list (especially when it comes to peppers) because there is no way I could list all of my favorite varieties for you in a single video.....
    BUT I have complied a list of plant varieties that have done well in my arid climate year after year, or those that have performed exceptionally well during one season. If you are a desert grower or garden in a hot and dry climate, then this video is for you!
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  • @judyreynolds305
    @judyreynolds305 7 місяців тому +5

    Great ideals young lady ! I’m 64 years/o gardener here in Hot Dry Windy West Texas. The main difference in our climates is when we have 113 days, our nights do not go below 90. And you in desert have nights below 85…tomatoes keep their blooms! So cooler nights are a blessing! In my little back yard we recorded only7.5” of rain for 2023 ! But alas other areas close by in scattered showers received over 20”. Sad for me!😔. But I keep trying crippled knee and all! I take it as a personal challenge, even with this past month down in bed with bronchitis! I did get my onion seeds started late and coughing so bad my neighbor yelled over fence “ do you need 911 ? “. lol! Gotta keep on keeping on!

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing! I am happy that you are still gardening despite the difficulties! "Keep on keeping on" 😁

    • @riahsrabbitry9268
      @riahsrabbitry9268 7 місяців тому

      I’m trying to garden in west Texas as well. Trying, bc I’m new and this area is brutal to learn. Praying this summer won’t be as bad as the last 🤞🏻

  • @GreenGranny
    @GreenGranny 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for your channel. I don't live in your area but experience the same arid heat, 5-6 months no rain and typical summer temperatures are 105-115 for months. Northern gardeners just don't understand this struggle so I was pretty excited to find your channel. I tried watermelon without success, and my tomatoes also gave up the ghost. I will have to try the varieties you recommend. Happy gardening!

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for sharing and I'm glad you found me! Good luck this year and I'm excited to share my experience with some new varieties!

  • @carmajo2500
    @carmajo2500 7 місяців тому +1

    Cool drone footage of your place😊❤

  • @orangemoonglows2692
    @orangemoonglows2692 7 місяців тому

    sea island red okra, jing okra, white velvet okra, burmese okra.

  • @karenholmes2243
    @karenholmes2243 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the information. I moved to Las Cruces 4.5 years ago from WI. I quickly found out that midwest style gardening doesn't work in the high desert. I hope I can learn more about high desert gardening from you!

    • @junejewell
      @junejewell 7 місяців тому

      I’m in Truth or Consequences & have a couple garden videos also. 😊

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  7 місяців тому

      You're welcome and thanks for joining! I am in the area as well so hopefully this can be helpful

  • @TheSwansonSixFarm
    @TheSwansonSixFarm 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m in North Texas west of Fort Worth. My July and Aug and usually 100-115 every day, not a drop of rain. So I love watching you since we suffer thru the same struggle. I’ve been loving the Okinawa pink okra from baker creek. Infact that’s all I’m growing this year. I’m over Clemson. And I didn’t care for the Texas hill country, they get hard fast. I’ve heard good things about the Louisiana okra, that they stay soft longer. I’m excited to try the burgundy now too!
    My most successful melons have been mountain sweet yellow, sweet Siberian, and desert king. The first 2 varieties were fast to mature, desert king was slow /weak to get going and then matured late in season. They are all orangish. Sugar baby is good too but I had a hard time telling when they were ripe.
    Hope we both have a great growing year!!

    • @TheSwansonSixFarm
      @TheSwansonSixFarm 7 місяців тому

      Also canary yellow, white Lanzhou, Madhu ras, hara Madhu did well, but later in season.

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  7 місяців тому +1

      My desert kings took a while to take off as well and I just didn't feel like they loved the climate. I'll have to check out the others you mentioned.
      I've tried texas hill country as well and felt that it just got hard after a single day. Not a fan. I'll have to look at the Okinawa pink..ive heard good things.
      Thanks for your input and good luck!

  • @Darth_SurgeYo
    @Darth_SurgeYo 6 місяців тому

    14:51 Rollie Pollies are great for breaking down matter like wood chips, they do the same thing worms do. Plus your chickens will forage for them

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  6 місяців тому

      Yah but they eat all my seedlings and make me sad. 🙃

    • @Darth_SurgeYo
      @Darth_SurgeYo 6 місяців тому

      @@thefiresidefarm eat them back so the others get scared 😱

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  6 місяців тому

      @@Darth_SurgeYo 🤣

  • @roxannern9393
    @roxannern9393 6 місяців тому

    Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage ferments great and leaves time for a summer crop and possibly a fall crop also. I also like Di Cicco broccoli in E TN as the weather in the mountains here is crazy giving a four season experience in a month during most of the year. We have a few consecutive hot / humid weeks in summer but, that is the only true season experience we can depend on here. We moved here from Alaska and moved there from our home town, Fort Lauderdale living in each location for several years. I swear the weather here is wonky! Ugh! Dicicco We grow the Texas Early Grano onion successfully here also. Crazy how our humidity levels are different but the same types of produce grows better than others in each of our environments. I've had problems growing summer squash here. I think I will try the Rond Di Nice. Thanks! I already planned to try the Tromboncino squash and Armenian cucumber this year. Hope they grow well here.Squash bugs are horrible here. I look forward to seeing your seed haul. Thanks for sharing!

  • @carmajo2500
    @carmajo2500 7 місяців тому

    Excited for your seed haul when your last order comes in 👍💕

  • @orangemoonglows2692
    @orangemoonglows2692 7 місяців тому

    i'm in the high (mojave) desert in california. i always plant melons. melons were born in the desert. most of them love the heat. watermelons i grew last year: o'dells, blacktail, otome, yamato, lemon. i grew the petit gris de rennes (a charentais) and it was excellent, esp. the ones i got before the solstice. i got around a dozen melons from 1 plant. i hand pollinated too. i also hand watered daily and of course fertilized and injected bt into the vines when i suspected borers, etc.

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  7 місяців тому

      Thanks! I'll have to check out some of those varieties!

  • @jameshill4005
    @jameshill4005 7 місяців тому +1

    So excited to see your upcoming videos ❤ spring 😍 summer 😍 and fall 😍 loving all your video 📹 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lauriesmith7517
    @lauriesmith7517 7 місяців тому +1

    The broccoli is pronounced "de cheeko." In Italian, a single C is usually pronounced CH, and the cc is pronounced like a K. So, the squash is pronounced tromboncheeno.

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  7 місяців тому

      Thanks for informing me! Haha I had it completely backwards!

  • @vee5032
    @vee5032 7 місяців тому

    Wow neighbor we have the same problem, those squash bugs are a pain 😢, the Armenian cucumber is one of the ones it did goo so definitely I’ll grow it again, ones again I’m so happy i found your channel ❤

  • @hengchan3336
    @hengchan3336 3 місяці тому

    I had my best Rattlesnake beans harvest this year! Zone 8b in Texas. On the other hand, I have gotten no more than 3 fruits from 3 years of growing Ronde de Nice. The female flowers just keep falling off before opening or after pollinating. I don’t know what the problem is because the plants always look healthy and big…

    • @thefiresidefarm
      @thefiresidefarm  3 місяці тому

      That's interesting that we've had complete opposite luck with our vegetables! Haha.

  • @CyndyRoy
    @CyndyRoy 7 місяців тому

    One of my favorite melons to grow here are canary melons. Some years they do well, but last year, critters ate them. (skunks?, javelina?) They are delicious, but seeds are getting a little harder to find. I think I got my last from either MIGardener or Botanical Interests in 2022. I saved some and will try again.

  • @andreavanantwerp4160
    @andreavanantwerp4160 7 місяців тому

    Enjoyed. Thx