Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times by Maureen Gilmer

Author:Maureen Gilmer [Gilmer, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63217-024-8
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services)
Published: 2015-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

The praying mantis is a valuable beneficial insect and ferocious predator that keeps undesirable pests under control.

PREVENTION IS THE BEST MEDICINE

Plants have an immune system against pests and diseases, but like humans, when they are stressed by drought, their immunities decline. Botanists know that if pests strike a group of plants, they tend to attack the weakest individual first. There they build up numbers before moving on to the healthier ones. This is why growing vegetables in a hot, dry desert or elsewhere under minimal moisture requires perpetual vigilance. Problems—caught early—can be easily controlled, but infestations can be fatal.

Secondly the pressure of plant-hungry wildlife forces you to be attentive to protecting your garden physically. Under drought stress, animals will eat plants they wouldn’t touch in a normal year. This is why deer-resistant plant lists are so iffy. These browsers can change preferences significantly when they are abnormally hungry. In the desert, rabbits avoid eating cactus, but when the rain doesn’t fall as it should, they will brave the spines to access this moisture-rich succulent plant.

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