Gardening in Prescott, Dewey, Chino Valley (buy, garden, eat)

[mercedes7]

Just curious if anyone has a nice garden for vegetables and fruit. It is very hard to tell w/ pictures over the internet, but it looks pretty barren in most areas. I would imagine the soil is not the greatest for growing??
It also appears that irrigation might be a challenge. Can anyone with a green thumb speak to this? Are there areas where the soil is better?
TIA

[BriansPerspective]

Originally Posted by mercedes7

Just curious if anyone has a nice garden for vegetables and fruit. It is very hard to tell w/ pictures over the internet, but it looks pretty barren in most areas. I would imagine the soil is not the greatest for growing??
It also appears that irrigation might be a challenge. Can anyone with a green thumb speak to this? Are there areas where the soil is better?
TIA

Generally speaking, if you want a nice garden here, then bring your own soil and set up a drip system. You can forget about plant and forget. This is not Kansas. Dig out a foot or so of the existing clay. Buy some railroad ties to form a border. Fill with nice dirt. Wrap some chicken wire (or similar) around the top to keep out the bunnies. Plant, water, wait, and eat.

[mercedes7]

Thanks for the response. The soil looked like clay and you confirmed it. Is this the case in all areas? Looks like a garden is possible with much work and attention.

[motormaker]

Or you could try Square Foot Gardening.

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