John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you 15 leafy green vegetables that he grows in the Mohave desert where temperatures exceed 100 degrees for two months of the summer.
In this episode, you will learn the best leafy greens you can grow when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees for a few days, weeks, or even months. John grows all these leafy greens in his summer garden despite having days that hit 116 degrees.
You will learn about these special leafy greens that are heat tolerant and enjoy growing in the hot weather in his desert garden. You will learn more about each of these leafy green vegetables and that the leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked. You will learn to appreciate the bounty of your locally grown leafy greens that are more nutritious than store-bought leafy greens that are often of low quality and overpriced.
Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
00:00 Episode Starts
01:00 Growing in the Summer is Possible
01:37 Why Leafy Greens Are So Important
02:34 Common Greens will Not Grow in the Heat
04:08 Are these related to Standard Spinach?
05:35 Water Spinach
07:42 Longevity Spinach
09:08 Egyptian Spinach
10:04 Bele Tree
11:50 Malabar Spinach
13:45 Basil
15:35 Tree Collards
17:38 Moringa
20:13 Surinam Spinach
21:29 Cranberry Hibiscus
22:23 Roselle
23:37 Chaya
24:53 Sweet Potato Leaves
26:25 Edible Weeds Purslane
27:21 Lambs Quarters
27:27 Nopales Cactus Pads
After watching this episode, you learn the 15 leafy green veggies you can easily grow if the weather exceeds 100 degrees in your garden regularly. Of course, these vegies will also thrive in a normal summer garden of 80+ degrees.
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2 авг 2024