In preparation for my upcoming permaculture design project near Phoenix, Arizona, I visited my friend Diane to learn about how she manages to grow a nice vegetable garden in Phoenix, despite the challenging climate and conditions. In addition to the veggie garden, Diane and her husband have created a beautiful oasis in their backyard with many desert appropriate trees, shrubs, and cacti. This environment attracts a great number of local wildlife, including many small birds, and has even become a favorite hunting ground for several birds of prey.
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Great video! So much information!
https://youtu.be/KcAMXm9zITg
Have you seen this? Super neat. I like his curbside designs.
Very nice video.Thanks
i would like to contact you.
Great video Jesse. I am currently looking at land in the Prescott area.i would love to learn more about what local people are doing and growing as well as recycling. Any ideas, FB groups, and other groups that you might be able to share with me, I would love to hear about it, thanks. Bruce
Wow! Too bad u can't grow in the summer with shade clothes? Oh cool! She does use shade cloth! I have a habit of commenting before I finish watching, otherwise I forget what I was going to ask if the video is too long. LOL
That weed in the hoop house looks a bit like Lamb's Quarters to me. Got a lot of it farming in New York's Hudson Valley and always tried to harvest some rather than pulling it as a weed. I would treat it pretty similar to spinach and mix it in salads or sautee it with other veggies, it's really tasty if the leaves aren't too mature 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium_album
That weed is lamb's quarter. really nutritious and somewhat tasty plant related to amaranth.
Cool stuff. Small scale edibles! Yummy too.
what part of phoenix is she at? ??
Hello, I don't know if you can answer my question but I live in Apache Junction, Az. in a sub-division and have a typical small backyard with the standard 6' tall block wall. Just recently I had my yard cleared so I have basically a blank palette with which to work with. What I would like to know is what kind of small plants, bushes or shrubs to plant to attract birds and other small native wildlife. It doesn't have to be a sanctuary necessarily but something to attract different birds and maybe butterflies but I don't want it to look like wild desert either. Maybe someone could direct me to DIY type project that I could build myself.
I think that’s my 7th/8th grade science teacher!
this is goals. i hope this is not a dumb question but what are the pie pans for? Do they keep flies away or something?
I think the wild viney thing with pods is called Queenswreath.
You have done a terrific job!! I love how you are so loving towards your “ babies”