Summer Abundance: Vegetables That Thrive in the Heat | Garden Tour

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you what he grew in his Summer Garden and Planting Now in his backyard vegetable garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. You will learn the vegetables that he grew successfully in the hot season and some of what he will be growing in the cool season in his zone 9a desert garden.

In this episode, John walks you around his backyard Mohave desert urban vegetable garden, and shares with you all the vegetables he grew over the summer that averages almost 100 degrees each day! You will learn how his garden fared over the heat of the summer and which plants performed the best so you know what to plant next summer in your summer garden.

You will also learn about some of the unique vegetables he is growing and why he prefers to grow vegetables that are not common for most Americans.

You will learn what he was able to grow over the Summer when the weather averaged almost 100 degrees each day. You will also learn which crops grow the best with full sun and no shade cloths.

00:00 Episode Starts
00:18 Easiest Times to Grow a Veggie Garden in the Desert
02:00 Neighbors house vs My Backyard
02:37 My Overgrown Backyard Garden
03:07 Overgrown Water Spinach
03:37 Cassava
04:07 Malabar Spinach
04:30 Burgandy Okra
04:55 Egyptian Spinach
05:45 Arch trellis with Malabar Spinach
06:32 Perennial Tree Collards
06:45 Aztec Sweet Herb and Stevia
07:06 Grass Jelly
07:15 Moringa
07:28 Caper Bush
07:35 Green Pepper Basil
07:40 Perennial Chaya Plant
07:59 Kumkuat Tree
08:10 Bele Tree
08:20 Gotu Kola
08:48 Best Plant I grew all Year: Cranberry Hibiscus
09:28 Bele Tree
09:40 Holy Basil, Garlic, Thai Basil, Radicchio
10:45 African Chomolla
11:02 Sunchoke & Amazing Smelling Flower
11:20 Purple Tree Collards
11:39 Gogi Berries
11:31 Volunteer Goji Berry
12:39 Dinosaur Kale
12:42 Rosemary, Lemongrass and Sage
12:56 Perennial Bed Japanese Mugwort, Mibuna, Indian Cress, Casper Kale, Swiss Chard, red veined sorrel
13:45 5-gallon pots: Bele Tree, Mexican Avocado, Gotu Kola, Chinese Chives
14:55 Sunchokes and Gojiberry
15:10 Oversummer Kale and Lettuce
15:33 Mixxed Kale for Winter
16:05 Bele Trees
16:54 Leftover cauliflower & Hoja Santa
17:56 Big Bag Bed – Cucumbers, Malabar Spinach, Green Onions, tree collards
18:43 Fig Trees
19:00 Curly Parsley
19:20 Eggplant
19:38 Monrovia Chocolate Mint
19:55 Mixed Lettuces, Hybrid Tree Collards
20:20 Italian Basil
21:24 Red Brussel Sprouts
22:02 Mixxed Kale
22:16 Mint
22:24 Imperial Green Spinach
22:40 Mint & Tree Collards
22:50 Walking Onions & Lemon Balm
23:00 Lavender and Hot and Spicy Oregano
23:14 Summer Cherry Tomatoes & Britton Shiso
24:20 Purple Cauliflower and Romanesco
24:55 Self-Watering Olla 25 Gallon Pot – Okra, Casava, Bele
25:45 Thai Basil
26:17 Goji Berries
26:30 Best Bele Tree
27:30 How to Grow More Plants
27:45 Growing in 15-Gallon Pots in Alley
28:18 Nylon String Trellis
28:44 Purple Sweet Potato Leaves
29:01 Cassava aka Yucca
29:44 Volunteer Moringa
29:58 Italian Basil
30:00 Manahe sweet potato
30:52 Turmeric
32:18 Pennywort
32:48 Summary of this Episode

After watching this episode, you will be more familiar with some of the heat-loving vegetables that you should grow if you live in a climate that is almost 100 degrees every day for two months straight.

Referenced Episodes:
How to Eat Malabar Spinach Fruit

Bele – Salad Tree

Indian Cress

Big Bag Bed

Tree Collards – My favorite Perennial Vegetable

Subscribe to GROWINGYOURGREENS for more videos like this:
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens

Follow John on Instagram:
http://instagram.com/growingyourgreens

Watch all my videos at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos

Buy My Ebook with Garden Fresh Recipes for Better Health
http://www.payhip.com/gyg