How this Organic Farm Beat the Odds & Grows Vegetables in the Desert

[@growingyourgreens]

Jump to the Following Parts of this Episode 00:15 Pahrump Nevada Hottest Place in the USA 01:24 You Can Grow Plants Anywhere 02:32 Begonia Farms Introduction 03:26 Former Hemp farm turned Vegetable Farm 05:15 Farm Tour Starts 05:38 Watermelon Patch 05:35 Cantelope Grows Better than Watermelons 07:20 Watering Schedule is Critical to Grow in the Desert 08:34 Growing Squash in the Desert 09:27 Grass as Groundcover? 10:27 Growing Beets and Carrots 11:20 Articholes in July 12:02 Okra is Easy to Grow 13:26 Eggplant is Easy to Grow 14:10 Learn to Eat Seasonally and Locally 14:48 No-Brainer Crop to Grow: Basil 16:11 Onions Grow over the Summer 16:44 Growing Peppers Outdoors 17:16 Should You Grow Tomatoes in the Desert? 18:22 Growing Cucumbers in the Heat 19:24 Growing in Climate-Controlled Hoophouses 19:50 Growing Tomatoes and Peppers in the Hoophouse 20:20 Growing Amazing Bell Peppers 21:12 Growing Turmeric 21:50 Growing Ginger 22:08 Romaine lettuce 22:50 Growing Bok Choi 23:16 Cherry Tomatoes 23:42 Growing Beans 23:55 The Difference a Cooled High Tunnel Can Make 24:35 Tomatoes grown indoors 25:07 Desert Grown Curly Kale 25:38 Bunching Onions 27:25 Interview with Farmer Lea Bales 27:34 Why did you start farming in the desert? 27:50 What has been the biggest challenge growing in the desert? 28:58 What are your watering secrets? 29:38 What are the easiest crops to grow? 30:32 What do you do about squash bugs? 31:22 What other veggies grow easily? 31:54 What are your techniques for growing artichokes? 32:40 Are you growing asparagus? 33:49 How do you feed your plants organically? 35:09 Why don't you have many fruit trees? 36:37 What is your 3-5 Year Goal for the farm? 38:11 How can someone buy your crops? 39:11 Do you offer tours of the farm? 40:12 What farmer's markets do you sell at? 40:45 What is the minimum order for the $5 delivery? 41:10 What produce is currently available? 42:45 Do you sell veggies in the winter? 43:38 What is your email address? 44:20 Support Your Local Farm 44:40 Any final advice to grow in the desert? Contact Begonia Farm at [e-mail] Follow them on Instagram for infrequent updates instagram.com/begoniafarms/

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[@chefevilee9377]

They are using this technique all over the Middle East and in Africa. It is so amazing to witness what a transformation. I was watching a KZbin channel that was showing old Historical maps of Africa. It was incredible, lakes, rivers, greenery!

[@stevebaker8322]

Burning your arms on the chairs is so funny. This is an awesome video John, thanks.

[@ladyryan902]

This is interesting.

[@MusicalGhostHunter]

I love breaded and fried eggplants

[@N8v024]

Just last month was out at mesa, Arizona I think for bball tournament and we drove past something like this! Almost thought this was it until I read description.

[@greengrowcer2419]

Love your work brother....keep on bringing the good stuff, mad respect!!

[@ozarkcyn1]

We aren't supposed to water after 11 am in Vegas so how do we water during the day? I was fined 675.00 and I have a half acre. Have you seen the ad tiny green monsters? They claim you only have to water once a month in a certain kind of raised bed.

[@GinaBurlingham]

Brava'!!!... Try putting towels over your watermelons to keep them from splitting. Also.. grow cumfry.. it is great for enriching one's soil. Great job.!!! I'm so proud of you,!!

[@hollylarsen8944]

We have been in the 120’ around here this summer ~ must be why they call it Palm Desert! Unfortunately, lost so many of my plants so hope to learn something.

[@Mrbfgray]

COOL vid! (ya cheap pun) No summer garden is complete without maters. 🙂 Mine do excellent in farther N. Commifornia, low inland where we have similar temps, modest to low humidity, no special accommodations, just water once per day when 100F plus, but also few inches of pine needle mulch this time helps a ton. Indeed they don't *set* new fruit 100 plus but the plants and production are good.

[@sashalemay]

Thank you!… great information 👍

[@112jungle]

In Australia they are adding clay to sandy soil to help retain water and grow more food. The Clay will last 30 years before needing to be reapplied.

[@ryanhill906]

I'd be happy to sell you some clay from my yard!! 🤣

[@ionechisholme7552]

Beautiful weather

[@claudiosantana3320]

Mohave toasty rn

[@donHooligan]

there is an okra variety that gets 7-8 feet tall. foot-long okras if you let them get big. i grew them in AL after some retired military guy gave me the seeds.

[@ryzetrue]

I thought hemp ruins soil for veggie/fruit or other plant soils

[@The...0_0...]

Moroccan terracotta zia pots can keep food cool without electricity ...

[@ozarkcyn1]

Grass COOLS the surrounding areas and captures pollutants. Also necessary to ground yourself.

[@donHooligan]

Water Wall AKA Swamp Cooler

[@an-alechianeathery770]

We in the south know what will grow and what won't. We also know what will work and won't work. For us, that grows in 100+ heat with humidity. Yes , okra does well in South and hot areas. It's one veggies that some people love and some don't. It's reseed it's self if you let fruit/ pods dry out or not. You will have okra for days if you reseed the fruits/ pod. You definitely need to find a backyard grower in texas that every day grower in 100+ heat with humidity.

[@rickthelian2215]

They’d benefit from a Solar System. The Spanish are known well for eating what is in season reducing them importing it in John😊 Lea was trying to say leaving the plant in sacrificial plant for the bugs hoping not to go onto the plants that aren’t affected.😊

[@texAss...]

🎉

[@BlackJesus8463]

Squash bugs in the desert! smh

[@DavidLeeRothsAlterEgo]

Bad seed. Can't monocrop squash. You have to have multiple varieties in a lot other stuff to confuse the pests but good seed matters.

[@steph7960]

Would be interesting to see if the crop harvested in this desert tasted any different to conventionally grown food?

[@Floodedaquatics]

Not as flavorful grown in the desert. Unless the plant was meant for it. Most fruit are not. A struggling plant translates to poor quality fruit. Exception being the temp controlled greenhouses

[@steph7960]

@@Floodedaquatics interesting. As a gardener myself it was the one of the first things I thought about? I thought that would be the case. Still a great case study though. Thankyou for your reply.

[@HYEpower]

Not sure im over watering my squash and pumpkins... they get 1 hour a day from a sprinkler... iv got huge vines with lots of pumpkin... i tried to cuf back on water and not water one day and they sagged... my tomatoes and other crops dont like it though... next year i need to seperates the pumpkins and squash from my main garden

[@OrenBlau]

she could use grow hormones on tree branches to make more trees

[@chatzmagutz7285]

Babylon.

[@Mrbfgray]

Increased CO2 very beneficial to these circumstances, reduces plant stress, water requirements and of course increases productivity.

[@ReggaeRedeemer]

why dont they build sun shades over the crops.

[@bafgr]

🦾🦾🦾 Cheers