The Chihuahuan Desert, long a corridor for trade between Mexico City and Santa Fe, New Mexico, is now home to five million people. The Rio Grande basin covers 172,000 square miles, crossing three U.S. states, more than a dozen Native American nations and five Mexican states.
Plant Answers. PLANT: March is a month to plant the gardener's favorite vegetables such as tomatoes, sweet corn and snap beans and pepper as well as cucumbers, lima or butter beans, cantaloupe, okra (if the soil has warmed sufficiently --70 degrees F. or higher), southern peas, pumpkin, squash, peanuts and watermelon.
What to Plant in Your Summer Vegetable Garden. April 20, 2015. Itâs late March and I have yet to harvest a single spring pea or leaf of spinach, but itâs already time to start planning for the summer kitchen garden. I donât know about you, but Iâm eager to enjoy some homegrown, fresh vegetables.