Moon Valley Nursery's Chef's Garden

The Chef’s Garden

Moon Valley Nursery is the source for all of your garden’s vegetables and herbs. Fall is a perfect time to get your garden stocked with tomatoes, lettuce, dill, basil and peppers. Vegetable gardening in the southwest is very productive, because of the mild weather and rare nightly freezes.


Always begin with great vegetable or herb plants. These can be found at any Moon Valley Nursery locations. Additional tips for desert gardening:

1. Location, Location, Location
2. Raised Planters
3. Irrigation
4. Fertilizer


Location
Success depends on the planning of your vegetable garden. Your planning begins with the best possible location. Call any Moon Valley Nursery and a designer will suggest the perfect spot for your garden.
Raised Planters
Desert vegetable gardening starts with raised beds. Find your ideal site and begin mulching and raising your beds. Surrounding your raised beds with a wood frame is also a good idea.
Irrigation
Once you have your beds raised, the irrigation should be simple to accomplish. Desert vegetable gardening should be irrigated every 7 to10 days when the temperature is below 100 degrees. Irrigation needs to be done twice weekly when the temperature goes over 100 degrees.

Fertilizer
After your plants are well established and they are showing proudly in your garden, fertilization is the key. Desert vegetable gardening depends greatly on a well balanced fertilizer. Call any Moon Valley Nursery staff member for additional information on specific fertilizers.
Enjoy the fruitages of your chef’s garden this fall. Begin with a trip to Moon Valley Nursery !