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.
Cool-season crops can germinate and grow when temperatures are below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In USDA zones 3 through 7, these are among the kinds of vegetables that can be grown from seeds or transplanted as seedlings in early April:Cruciferous crops such as cabbage (Brassica oleracea var.capitata), broccoli and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis).epending on your location's climate, however, April can be a tricky month for planting vegetables. Late-season frosts and unpredictable precipitation make getting an early start on spring planting confusing for plants and gardeners alike.