Yes! You can grow a vegetable garden in a drought or with low water conditions. Here are several tasty drought-resistant veggies that you’ll love.
You may have heard that here in California, we don’t have enough water to wet our whistle. There’s no snow, lakes are drying up, and severe water restrictions are in place.
However, this doesn’t mean that you need to kiss your gardening dreams goodbye. Here are several tasty veggies that we grow in our garden, that will do fine in a drought or with very little water.
Ways to Conserve Water in Your Garden
- Mulch the soil with straw or shredded leaves. This will keep the weeds down and you’ll need to water less often.
- Water in the evening or first thing in the morning to reduce evaporation.
- Use drip irrigation instead of overhead sprinklers.
- Grow vegetables in containers or raised beds instead of directly in the soil. Then you’re only watering the veggies, not the whole yard.
The kids really enjoy growing these because you never know what color you’re going to get! Vigorous pole beans twine up effortlessly and their vertical habit makes good use of limited garden space. These heavy bearing climbers reliably produce extended heavy harvests of delicious long gold, green, and burgundy pods. Green beans (no matter the color) are delicious served alongside Honey Garlic Chicken or Orange Chicken. Colorful, long-standing heirloom with green leaves and crunchy stalks. Harvest at the baby leaf stage for salads and then let the plants mature into beautiful, big-framed ornamental plants you can harvest and enjoy for months. Mine have been growing strong all winter and spring without any water! Can't get your kids to eat chard? Here are some ways to get them to try it. These peppers are cute and delicious, with a crunchy texture and sweet flavor. The compact plants are heavy producers, and their small size helps them have great flavor without a lot of water. These bite-size beauties are great with hummus, or with roasted potatoes. They’re also the perfect size to quickly core and toss into fresh salads. Usually pumpkins are either for carving or baking, but Spookie can do both! The fast-growing vines produce early, with small and mid-sized pumpkins with rich sweet flesh. They’re great for carving Jack-o-lanterns and holiday baking. Learn more about how to grow great pumpkins. Summertime and corn on the cob go together, and nothing tastes better than just-picked sweet corn! Sugarbaby is a bicolor corn that matures in 65 days — an advantage in areas with a shorter growing Flavorful 8" ears with 12 to 16 rows of very tender kernels hold their sweetness and flavor longer than other varieties. This aromatic oregano is slightly milder and sweeter than Greek oregano. An ornamental as well as a tasty kitchen garden essential, this hardy perennial forms cascading mounds of little leaves with purple flowers appearing the second season. It's great in Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce, on pizza, and so much more.Best Vegetables to Grow in a Drought
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Like this article. Are there any other drought vegetables?