119 Vegetable Growing in Southern Arizona. 



parts of southern Arizona. 



Besides the above vegetables, there are two — celery and on- 

 ions — that require a large part of our year for their development. 



WHEN TO PLANT. 



Information concerning when to plant particular vegetables 

 seems to be more in demand than any other. For convenience, 

 the facts are tabulated below. The table will indicate approxim- 

 ately when each vegetable may be planted with hope of a 

 successful outcome. The dates are intended to apply specially 

 to the region about Phoenix, the climate of which is inter- 

 mediate between that of the extreme south-western part of Ari- 

 zona, and the valley to the east. At Yuma, for example, plant- 

 ings could be made as a rule a few weeks earlier in the winter and 

 spring and a few weeks later in the summer and autumn; while 

 at Safford, on the other hand, plantings would be later in winter 

 and spring and earlier in the summer and autumn in most cases. 

 In a few cases, however, even the slight existing difference in cli- 

 mate makes it advisable to plant at quite different times than the 

 ones mentioned. The best time to plant any particular vegetable 

 must be determine 1 for the locality in which one is residing: 



Asparagus seed or roots — January to March; October and 

 November. 



Beets — January to March; August to November. 



Beans — March and April; August and September. 



Cabbage seed — August to October; upper Gila — February 

 and June; plants — January and February; September to Novem- 

 ber; upper Gila — April and July (F. Hubbard.) 



Carrots — January and February; August to October. 



Cauliflower seed— August and September; plants — Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Celery seed — January to March; plants — August to October. 



Corn — February to April; July; cool valleys — May and June. 



Cucumbers — March to May; August and September. 



Egg-plant seed — January to March; plants — April to June. 



Kohl Rabi — January to March; September and October. 



Lettuce — January and February; August to October. 



