The Chihuahuan Desert, long a corridor for trade between Mexico City and Santa Fe, New Mexico, is now home to five million people. The Rio Grande basin covers 172,000 square miles, crossing three U.S. states, more than a dozen Native American nations and five Mexican states.
Plant Answers. PLANT: March is a month to plant the gardener's favorite vegetables such as tomatoes, sweet corn and snap beans and pepper as well as cucumbers, lima or butter beans, cantaloupe, okra (if the soil has warmed sufficiently --70 degrees F. or higher), southern peas, pumpkin, squash, peanuts and watermelon.
Root Vegetables. Root vegetables are underground plant parts that comprise a substantial part of year round vegetable crops. Root vegetables are rich in flavor, economical, versatile and especially good from October to March when our bodies crave heartier fare.oot Vegetables. Root vegetables are underground plant parts that comprise a substantial part of year round vegetable crops. Root vegetables are rich in flavor, economical, versatile and especially good from October to March when our bodies crave heartier fare.