Vegetables to grow in Phoenix that we actually like

 Winter season (plant in October)

Our Must-haves!

• Rita's Tomatoes!!! Simply the best. Can try some season-extension to up the microclimate warmth in the winter. 
• Lettuce (kids loved it)
• Dinosaur Kale (Lacinto Kale)
• Try other kales (siberian blue, red russian etc)
• Try Ken's Chard!
• [All the basils, citrus basil, Thai Basil, Sweet Basil]
• [oregano, lemon balm, mints, peppermint]

To try again

• Cilantro (ours was a little bitter, try again)
• Cucumbers, maybe they'll live past 3" sprouts this time
• Sweet peas (kids liked it, but it didn't get very big. Tiny. Grew slowly. Not sure why, maybe planted it too late???)
• Cantelope (kids get a real kick out of it)
• Bell Peppers [with season extension]

Flowers

• Hollyhocks
• Roses
• Snapdragons from Home Depot

Probably Not again

• Nasturtium--Jenny allergic
• Dill---kids didn't eat it much
• Carrots---took up a lot of space, and were bitter. Just buy 5 lbs of baby carrots a week from the grocery store.

Summer Season (Transplant in March, start in late Jan)

 (Winter sow in the split milk jugs in February. REMEMBER TO WATER THEM. Hopefully plant out in March. For beans and Okra, just plant from seed in March.

• Zuchini!!!!
• Okra
• Yardlong beans
• Bell Peppers [with season extension]
• Armenian Cucumber
• All the Basils [wintersow]

And here is a picture of Daddy being awesome