Yeah, I know ‘it’s a desert out there’, but things do grow here—with plenty of water and amended soil.
Herbs & Vegetables
Gardening in Las Vegas
On the minus side: Most houses here are on relatively small lots, so those of us who want to grow a few fruits and vegetables are kind of limited as far as space. Water is scarce and soil is poor. Temperatures can go to the extremes both summer & winter.
On the plus side: we have abundant sunshine, more of a Mediterranean climate, hardly any snow, and no hard freezes.
So a lot grows in Las Vegas…which is pretty surprising to most people.
Plum Tree in Bloom
On our small lot (less than a third of an acre with a one story house on it), I’ve been able to plant
Ttwo lemon trees,
A Bay Laurel (for fresh bay leaves to be used in cooking)
Fresh Bay Leaves
An Asian pear,
A dwarf peach tree,
An apricot tree,
Apricot Tree in Bloom
A Plum tree,
A Fig Tree,
A Baby Fig
A Pomegranate tree,
A Kumquat tree,
Kumquats
An herb garden,
Lots of Mint (lemon, spearmint, peppermint, Chocolate, apple and lime)
Mint
Grapes,
A Cluster of Grapes
A mandarin orange tree,
A guava tree
Guava Fruit on the Tree
And these fruits, herbs and some vegetables are all used when I cook.
So Las Vegas might be high desert, but a determined gardener can still develop a Productive Piece of Land.
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