New Herbs: Various Basil and Some starting Cilantro
Re-Used seedling planters worked great, but potting soil is a huge advantage over just normal dirt in these things.
Tomatoes and Strawberries just seem to love southern california, here in Riverside we can grow them like crazy.
These were a nice surprise. Last year we weren't sure if the artichoke would survive, and it didnt produce at all. This year though it had doubled in size and is producing lots of large artichokes!
Corn Loves our weather, Plant it early though, Last year we got two crops but the later one was much smaller. Incidently corn is best when cooked immediately after being pulled from the plant, the more time that it's off the plant before being cooked, the less flavor you will get. (if you grow your own corn, you'll never want to buy it in the store again)
Grapes... yeah, go figure. We planted them in this over-watered marshy part of the yard by the shed, and they have just taken over. They must love the California sun since they seem to just keep climbing up to get more of it.
What kind of desert garden would it be if we didn't stay true to the lands heritage, our cactus garden is filling in nicely with some beautiful flowering cacti and some bizarre succulents.
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