Plant basil, squash, sweet corn, Lima beans, snap beans, cantaloupes, watermelon.Set out transplants of tomatoes and peppers.Last sowing of carrots, beets, and heat tolerant leaf lettuce.Weed out invasive winter annuals such as London rocket mustard ( Sisymbrium irio) that have come up with the winter rains before they spread their seed, so your native wildflowers can thrive and reseed without competition.Check out the Dunbar Spring Neighborhood Foresters Events page for January and February pruning workshops (sometimes an event is not listed until a week before it occurs). Ideal month for structural pruning of native trees and shrubs.Plant bush beans, cucumbers, squash, dill, chard, and sweet corn late in the month.Plant beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, Chinese celery, cilantro, collard, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard green, onion sets, pea, radish, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip, Jerusalem artichoke.Wildlands Restoration is a great source for native Sonoran desert wildflower and restoration seed (Spadefoot Nursery and Native Seeds/SEARCH sell their seed). ![]() Our winter rainy season is December-February, but the first good rains can arrive late. ![]() With the first good winter rain (or even better, just before it if you’re watching the weather forecast), plant native wildflower seed within and beside water-harvesting earthworks.Sow beets, lettuce, carrots, parsley, peas, radishes, spinach, turnips, onions, potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, Chinese cabbage, Chinese celery, cilantro, collards, leeks, mustard greens, Swiss chard.Let’s grow this list and our knowledge as we grow our gardens - and then share the abundance! Please experiment and let us know if you have any improvements. It is compiled from Desert Harvest, Tucson Organic Gardeners’ Composter newsletter, Native Seeds/SEARCH planting chart, conversations with Tucson gardeners, and my own experience. (Depending on the weather, ideal planting times can extend into the month following or preceding the month recommended below). This calendar is a rough planting guide for food plants in the Tucson area, southern Arizona, and northern Sonora Mexico. Garden-Planting Calendar for Tucson and the Sonoran Desert Multi-Use Plant Lists & Nurseries for Water-Harvesting Landscapes, Goats, & Chickens. ![]() Garden-Planting Calendar for Tucson and the Sonoran Desert.
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