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Garden vegetables in New Mexico, year 'round.
A variety of vegetables can be grown throughout the year depending on temperatures in your area, and simple materials for protecting plants.

When temperatures are colder, try these:
beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, garlic, kale, lettuces, mustard greens, onions, radishes, spinach, turnips

When temperatures are warm, plant these varieties:
amaranth, beans, corn, cucumber, melon, okra, peppers, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Most herbs such as basil, cilantro, dill, fennel, mints and parsley will grow, reseed and return the next year when temperatures warm again.

Plant a diversity of veggies throughout the year to make the most of your space. As seasons change, some varieties will diminish, but new season veggies can be inter-planted and planted successively to maximize production. A stretch of days ranging from 65 to 75 degrees will provide growing conditions that are right for seed germination, sprouting as well as growth. But be sure temperatures are not falling below 50 degrees to assure that plants don't freeze. If there is still chance of frost after planting of tender vegetables, be ready to protect them overnight with plastic or frost blanket.

Consider these varieties to bridge the seasons, when weather is changeable: beans, broccoli, cucumber, peas, spinach. Herbs like oregano, marjoram, parsley and sage will grow as perennials in the warmer spots, insulated, on a southern exposure, or central Albuquerque.

Good to know:
Vegetables can take anywhere from 1 1/2 - 4 months from the time seed is planted until ripening. This information is listed on seed packets in number of days. 'Cool' or 'Warm' season will also be noted with the seed instructions. General rule of thumb for seed depth: plant seed at a depth twice its diameter.

Almost any vegetable can be grown in a container or raised bed.
Vegetables grown in Albuquerque are best when protected from the harshest extremes in the area. Wide ranging temperatures in a day, and changeable conditions from day to day can weaken a plant. Consider mulching vegetable beds in cold weather and warm temperatures too, to moderate conditions. Protective row cover, a permeable fabric covering ideal for shade or insulation.

MORE RESOURCES:
GoodNeighbor Gardens, growing community one garden at a time with GG.

EdibleGardens101, an intro to growing more to eat

Vegetable Garden Data for NM from the County Extension Service

Plan an Urban or Home Orchard to improve your habitat.

Using Row Cover with Veggies from the County Extension Service

Construct a Hoop House to extend your season

Growing Greenhouse Vegetables for more harvest in winter
 
 
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