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Free guides to help you grow more food
Plan, plant and water with confidence, especially in hot, dry climates. Three free downloads from Farmer Greg Peterson and The Urban Farm.
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Desert planting calendar
Know what to plant each month in the Southwest desert.
- Month by month, for the low desert
- No more tomatoes in November or broccoli in May
My Ordinary Extraordinary Yard
How Farmer Greg turned his Phoenix home and yard into The Urban Farm.
- More than 70 producing fruit trees on a third of an acre
- Chickens, solar, rainwater and greywater harvesting
Water your garden guide
Set up drip tape or water harvesting for healthier fruits and vegetables.
- Greg’s full water harvesting class
- A seven-minute drip tape install video
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Your guide arrives by email, along with occasional growing tips.
From Farmer Greg Peterson. Greg has grown food in Phoenix since 1975, helped plant more than 80,000 fruit trees in the low desert, and hosts The Urban Farm Podcast, now over 1,000 episodes.
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