I did a ton of trial and error to find out what worked and what didn't in Las Vegas (Zone 9). Eventually I became lazy and we just stuck with the fruit trees, though my Mom says both plum trees are experiencing a die off I believe is related to the ground being infested with slugs (Diatomous Earth I guess is good for that). I had good luck with swiss chard, kale, and collard greens in colder months and the sweet potatos went crazy for a time against the cool side of the wall, growing into beautiful vines. Those came from sweet potatoes left in a bag too long which were growing roots. I do that with potatoes and onions and garlic cloves too. Usually though the winter is just pomegranite, aloe and rosemary...
This is great info for a so far unsuccessful vegetable garden grower! Thank you all!
You are welcome, Barbara. I am really trying to be useful.
Nice read!
I did a ton of trial and error to find out what worked and what didn't in Las Vegas (Zone 9). Eventually I became lazy and we just stuck with the fruit trees, though my Mom says both plum trees are experiencing a die off I believe is related to the ground being infested with slugs (Diatomous Earth I guess is good for that). I had good luck with swiss chard, kale, and collard greens in colder months and the sweet potatos went crazy for a time against the cool side of the wall, growing into beautiful vines. Those came from sweet potatoes left in a bag too long which were growing roots. I do that with potatoes and onions and garlic cloves too. Usually though the winter is just pomegranite, aloe and rosemary...
Invasive food species are good, but it is a lot of work digging sweet potatoes.
Okra should also do well in Vegas.
Greens in winter ;-)
The banana plant in the picture is a dwarf Namwah type, from Thailand.
Thanks Dogsnose,
It's hard to completely know, but one might be able to know what happened on one's garden plot over the past 10-30 years.
That aminopyralid "Grayzon" is wicked stuff! I had not encountered it until reading your link above.
Thank you for sharing the value of your very expensive investigation Dogsnose!