Crop Selection

The Tucson Gardener

Crop Selection
Here's a starting point if you plan on growing vegetables. If you buy transplants from a local nursery the nursery should be selling varieties that are adapted to our climate. If you purchase seeds from catalogs read the growing tips that many of the seed companies offer and be sure to look at the catalogs' zone map. Some use the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) zone map which puts Tucson in Zone 9. These zone guides are just that and not always as reliable as one might think for desert gardeners. If you want to purchase seeds you should stop by the County Extension Office at 4210 North Campbell just south of the Rillito River, on the east side of the road, and pick up one of their fact sheets on vegetable varieties that do well in Tucson gardens. ( Return to Vegetables ) (1998)

Warm Season	Cold Season	Common Herbs
Tomatoes: Celebrity Heat Wave Early Girl Cherry tomatoes Sweet 100 Sweet Million Summer Squash Winter Squash Pumpkins Bell Peppers Hot Peppers Corn Bush Beans Eggplant Melons	Lettuce Kale Mustard greens Spinach Endive Swiss Chard Radishes Turnip Carrots Beets Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Garlic Cauliflower Peas Oriental Vegetables Bok Choy Daikon Pak Choy Chinese cabbage	Basil Parsley Coriander/Cilantro Dill Sweet Marjoram Mints* Oregano* Chives* Garlic Chives* Rosemary* Sage* Thyme* (* - perennial) ( Return to Vegetables )

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