Giant plants laden with veggies.

Hmph. When I grew zucchini, I was lucky to get 5 fruits the whole season.

I still have a lot to learn about desert gardening, but Baker’s amazingly productive garden is proof-positive that summer gardening is achievable. Mine is still in its infancy (I’m crossing my fingers my cucumbers will actually produce).

Some things you can start from seed right now:

- Cucumbers
- Melons (cantaloupe, muskmelon)
- Pumpkin (plant June 15th for pumpkins at Halloween time)
- Sunflowers
- Black-eyed peas

I’ve got a head-start on cucumbers…

beans…

and my very first sunflower…