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