118 THE DESERT GARDEN lr would nor be neeessary lo who a deserl garden season were i| nol lo. rhese prolmrnd easel, mm are undue Io drylands- - Waler oslures are llkely ro be loerors hrgher rharl ln haonld areas. . pH and ronsrquenr rruneral dellelenoes ear. haw severe «reels on heolllr - lheremay behrgh nrlrale levels in warer and lood, - Non-loul lood rs lrlrely Io laels lvllamlns, and lo be arpeILdl/e. - Wareruse ls neressanly resrneled by supply. - Lghr armranon ol garden plams may ereale lhe need for shade ro achreve good growrh ln gardens - Nouladre or wild a * lsarespeelhe problems Moreover, baeause bl lhe general low level ol NA nuts in drylands, ll rs onllllaly elm mdilury people llvlng lhere will be able lo affmd lull nulrarlon i! gardens are m| plenlalul lhroughoul rehlerneno. To relieve malnull-lllon, lhe home garden is our prlmary soaoegy. ln daserls, gardens (ml heldsaop-l me lhe marnsray againsl lamlne. UnlLk: eereals and gram legumes, garden leaf, lrurl, and roor pmduns mquin lulle eoolsrng. whleh saves energy ln the home, They also eonlarn eeserlhal minerals and vrramlns, and can make every larnlly food sell-Ella!“ The deserl garden musl be planned as a very senous allalr, Heallh ln desena u very ulueh a maller ol good nuoloon, and rrnporred lood olren ls ol poor oualily, and eapenslve. 0n llar and dusry plalns, a lew hours wlrh a bulldm or orany hands. on rhrow up a dlreh and wall lb 3 rn or run a hlgh barrlrade lhar drseoun ages wlld oallle and delleels wlnds Solid plsearrd mud brlek edrurryard walls ran be bolll over llme. Mk rs ohen plenhlul [or soon proleelrve walls. losrde rhrs proreeoon, beds ralsed by some, prre, or logs ean be almosr lolally mallehelllled as mulch sourees are developed or gamered. lndlvldual beds ran be shaded llo 751s) wrlh shade dnlh, palm lronds, or brush supporled on lrames 14 s m hrgh Solld plllars or mmhlockaudmudbnrkaSmnnbemdtt-I snppnfl permanenl vlne lrellrs over mueh oi lhe gaadeu A urehal roll and waler analysrr is usenoal. We an msombly eapen phosphonrs and um dellsreney, and probably rron and manganese. Eaeess boron lrorn desergenrs ear. eause planr (allure, so lhal eornmon soaps are bell used where wasle waler ls used on garden beds Waler musl be eheelred lur Excessw: nimhrs and lluorrrrre, bolh eornrnon dryland polluranla. All rain nanam and root waler must be rarelully harvesled and used ro nush sells ll lou! waber ereeeds mppmorlhegarden lsrlor hee—dnlned. A earehal planl seqnmce lor all beds, so lhal lhey are always aelleshoded by almosl mush!“ orop ls ul greal ralue Local eaperllse and agrreullural deparlrnenl advlee ls called lor. Deep—roofing and hlgheyreldlng perennlals lasparagos. globe arllehokel are slandoy erop. as are droughreroleranr slaples sueh as swat! poula and mosl eueurblrs and she melon lanuly The dererl garden needs an :mphuli on slaple uses, adapled to dry peuods or able lo survlve on m l waler. Suggeslod planls would be 5-6 dale palms, 4—5 olives, a doom palm, 2 or 3 runn. avoeados, «s aprreols. bananas and papayas lellrnale permlrllngl, and a mass ol viM erop lhe house should oesrlrd near a mason area, where waler an be soaked rolo sand dams or swales ro keep mes alive. The garden surrounds lhe house, usmg h“ wasre waler elrher as soakage fields or as underground plasueellned swales rrl eoarser marerlal Garden beds lor vegerables ran be earehrlly conslmdcd l have seen lhem bull or rompaeod rrrud, hlled wllh eel-er sorl, and mulehed Every vegelable we all grow rn lemper- ale or rropreal lands wrll grow well ln srrrall beds lusnally a a l m or m) flooded every Svlfl days. mulehed, and pan-shaded by slals, vrnes, or lhe canopy M a hylmowned leguminoros oee. Wallllowerr, marlgolds, gladloll, and olher eoulpanrorl maps are berlerrelal lo flmssmls, salorrurrr spa. and onrons respeslrvel Every bed should be planned lor mccaslml ro lava beans, pea, or repary beans in season llava and peas ln eool mums, repary and molh beans ul hol seasons». Even polaloes wlll grow m deep ulsl m) boxes lllled wrrh mulelb prne needles, and household smps. allhongh yarn bum, linma. Md Polalo, and §|Imw| lnrllrrrrllus run-men supply more rellable yields lharl poraloes Celery, onron, Busslm, earrbl, beer, spmaeh, globe anlchnke, lomalo. and sweel and ehrll pepper do pameularly well, and surplus vegeorbles (all be dued Ylle deserl ls lhe home ol warerrnelon, melons, and rhmblng or vrne eueurbus gernerally, Every wall should be seen as a vlne hello and lhe rnol ehvend wuh dense vme. Even llal rool areas can be shaded wlth a hrgh :relhs ol grape our the deserl garden should also be a rorrrdor planlarlon down nearby river beds, nlehe gardens ln shaded siren pitch gardens on leaeh llelds, and a spread ol ven, hardy bdaptui yams. bulbs and semr- wlld lrulls, earllu, and palm wherever a slk errsrs or can be made. Sand-ruled wa|uwiys always corrlarn some molsrure; lhese are ear drrs ol morslore and soll common FARMING already a very drllerenr rdea horn area oopplng, and we need lo choose and plaee a mmpkx assembly ol nanve and lnrrodnred spades lo grve us al leasl a basre lood reserve, hrelsand selreled slruerural oulbers. M llmei, she eorrldnrs are rrverrs, dune wars on hosule salled lrr srony pavemenr, or lhe lloodplalns ol exmu rlvers. rhesc are lhe rhea lor our semr-wlld' planl and anurlal reserves We Cm make some pmr elslnn lorr a good role year by broadeasl sowmg lnlo areas we have already prepared cor lnllllrarlon, and lakrng on a erop or sunflower, mlllel, sorghum, pamegrass, or melons These are esenlrally surplus crop, for lnrlgererm srorage as such, or inrexpm‘ mu ol 371