Southwest Gardening: Tips And Ideas For Successful SW Vegetable Gardens, 1 by Solace

Solace wrote:
Who is growing vegetables in the Southwest? How do you battle the elements of our dry climate and hot sun? What type of soil do you have? I have very sandy soil with a slightly high ph here in southern Colorado. Altitude here is very high, and it's a dry alpine desert area. I have been researching Hugelkulture to enable less watering in subsequent years, but haven't built my first bed, yet.

Pic: My little chickadee fertilizer makers.