Vegetable Garden in Phoenix

This is my first garden. I started the project thinking we’d just have 1 or 2 raised beds but it turned into something much bigger. Everything is done organically (no pesticides, no chemical fertilizers etc.) and “veganically” (without the use of manure, blood meal, bone meal or any kind of animal product).

99% of the vegetables are “heirloom” or “open-pollinated” meaning the seed has been bred true and saved for at least 50 years and will continue to breed true when you save the seed…as opposed to a “hybrid” which has generally been bred for appearance, shelf life, yield, disease resistance but rarely taste. A saved hybrid seed will not breed true to the vegetable you saved it from.

My family and I built the structure. I started everything by seed, mostly indoors under a grow-light system.

What I’m growing now:

Tomatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Basil
Squash
Cucumbers
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Mint
Green Beans
Calendula (for tea)
Tepary Beans
Onions
Garlic
Indian Corn
Strawberries
Okra
Tomatillo
Sunflowers
Parsley
Amaranth

What I grew over the winter:

Lettuce
Kale
Rapini
Broccoli
Arugula
Beets
Carrots
Peas
Bok Choy
Spigariello

On an unrelated note, check out the band I’m in with my 3 brothers. http://www.kongos.com