I garden in a zone 9A in the Mojave Desert in Las Vegas.

I garden organically, using both organic fertilizers and sprays.

 We have a pH of 8.2 here for soil and water. I have brought in new soil, but still add soil sulfur to lower the pH, which allows plants to better absorb the nutrients that I feed them.

I direct seed all seeds into the ground in the months listed; when it says “Plant” that means I am sowing seeds that month for that, unless noted otherwise. If it says, “______ plants” then I am setting out plants purchased from the nursery.

Our last frost date is February 15th and our first frost date is November 15th, but the first frost usually appears around December 3rd. Most of winter has mild temperatures right above freezing, with a few days of freezing at the beginning of December, during the second or third week in January, and during the first of second week of February.