Vegetables to grow in Phoenix that we actually like

 Winter season (plant in October)

Our Must-haves!

• Rita's Tomatoes!!! Simply the best. Our neighbor Rita has grown tomatoes that are the sweetest, most delicious, well-acclimated tomatoes. We can try some season-extension to up the microclimate warmth in the winter, and see if we can harvest all winter. Grow basil with the tomatoes
• [All the basils, citrus basil, Thai Basil, Sweet Basil] grow that under the warm tarp
• tons of Lettuce (kids loved it)
• Dinosaur Kale (Lacinto Kale)
• Try other kales (siberian blue, red russian etc)
• Try Ken's Chard!
• HERBS: oregano, lemon balm, thai basil, basils, mints, peppermint, to make teas and cook with

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???)
• 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 

Winter sow in the split milk jugs in February. REMEMBER TO WATER THEM.  plant out in March)

• Bell Peppers [with season extension]
• All the Basils [wintersow]

Chit and direct Plant in March!! (these need the heat to grow, do best with direct sow, keep them in cups for less than 3 weeks)

• Armenian Cucumber
• Cantelope (kids get a real kick out of it)
• Zuchini!!!!
• Okra! (along the back and east walls)
• Yardlong beans

And here is a picture of Daddy being awesome