I’m interested in following someone’s journey in a similar climate to my known. I’m in Southern California, US Zone 9. Hot & dry, very little rain. Does that sound like where you live? I love seeing how much your garden has grown in a few years. I’m moving into a place with a lot of dry, flat land.
We’re hot but not dry! We used to live in a hot dry Zoe , but moving to southern Queensland has meant we now get a lot more rain. So I’m not sure how similar we will be. We also live on hilly country and have opposite seasons! But welcome and hopefully I can give you some tips and ideas. One of the best ways to grow food in hot dry areas is to use wicking beds! They conserve water and if it’s really hot you can put them under trees. Do you have cold winters?
Some of the ginger got missed last year so it was a bit more than I’d normally get from the number of plants I had. I was pretty pleased though because it’s the best I’ve ever grown!
I’m interested in following someone’s journey in a similar climate to my known. I’m in Southern California, US Zone 9. Hot & dry, very little rain. Does that sound like where you live? I love seeing how much your garden has grown in a few years. I’m moving into a place with a lot of dry, flat land.
We’re hot but not dry! We used to live in a hot dry Zoe , but moving to southern Queensland has meant we now get a lot more rain. So I’m not sure how similar we will be. We also live on hilly country and have opposite seasons! But welcome and hopefully I can give you some tips and ideas. One of the best ways to grow food in hot dry areas is to use wicking beds! They conserve water and if it’s really hot you can put them under trees. Do you have cold winters?
Wow what a difference! Loving watching the progress of your garden.
Thanks gill. I had forgotten how tough it was to get anything growing on that hill! It had been poisoned so much that the soil was devoid of any life!
What a wonderful wild garden! And that ginger!!
Some of the ginger got missed last year so it was a bit more than I’d normally get from the number of plants I had. I was pretty pleased though because it’s the best I’ve ever grown!