Growing food in the Mojave feels a bit just like hacking the seasons and figuring out how to break the rules of certain plants. Most say plant in spring, but I'm learning that that really means "plant in December and then expect it to die off in June" or "plant in late August and expect it to die off if February gets too cold". In reality, we have a really long growing season: longer than some of the higher altitude locations nearby, and the better we can make our soil it seems the easier it is to grow... almost anything.

Though, this year we're planting a lot of annuals in addition to our existing perennials (which mostly consist of various edible cacti and mesquite tree varieties), and I'd love to hear your favorite (preferably Southwest or at least North American natives) perennial recommendations! I hope to be able to afford to source some more seeds and tubers for some perennial food crops this year, even if they take some time to establish, I want our diet to begin to shift more in the direction of food that makes more sense where we live and rely less on Eurasian-derived common annual vegetables.

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My sibling picked out this Foam Flower - Tiarella ‘Candy Striper’ - for the garden a few years ago. It performs reliably in shade, with spring blooms and striking maroon veining that adds depth and interest to the foliage.

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🥬 Homesteader's Kaleidescopic Perennial Kale is the only kale we grow!

💪🏼 It's so easy and resilient!

🌨☀️ It grows well from zone 6 - zone 10.

🫘 We have seeds!
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Planning a deer-proof perennial meadow garden for a client that's loaded with pollinator plants. The bed will be supplemented with summer and winter annuals throughout the year to keep it colorful and attractive to pollinators.

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