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{
  "title": "Composting in the Desert",
  "author": "Sam Liddicott",
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    "url": "https://ucarecdn.com/5e150e97-2522-4263-8445-482c50f7efc3/-/format/webp/-/resize/480x/",
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    "alt" : "Composting a tree in an Arizona garden"
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  "date" : "2025-09-26 02:15:00 +0000 UTC",
  "permalink" : "https://blog.planter.garden/posts/desert-composting/",
  "content" : "Deserts are notoriously harsh environments. Hot and dry (excluding Antarctica), with low rainfall, desert soils are challenging for most plants and take years to naturally build fertility. Deserts are found on multiple continents, from Australia to the Desert Southwest in the USA.\nCompost is an excellent soil amendment and a powerful way to enrich impoverished soil. But as compost requires moisture and plenty of organisms, is it possible in the desert? The answer is yes—with a few adaptations. …"
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{
  "title": "Digging Down: Creating a Sunken Garden",
  "author": "Sam Liddicott",
  "image": {
    "url": "https://ucarecdn.com/420f977f-cd7e-4624-98c2-dbeddd550e89/-/format/webp/-/resize/480x/",
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    "alt" : "Woman holding a plant grown in a sunken garden bed."
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  "date" : "2025-03-07 12:15:00 +0000 UTC",
  "permalink" : "https://blog.planter.garden/posts/sunkengardening/",
  "content" : "Staying Hydrated Water is essential for plant growth. Too little water (or too much), and your plants won’t make it. In hot, arid climates, sunken beds are a preventative measure against warmer weather (catch the rhyme there?).\nBy sinking the bed below ground level, you take advantage of naturally cooler soil, improved moisture retention, and better wind protection. Sunken beds can be a game-changer for gardeners in dry regions, making it easier to keep plants thriving with less water.\nIn this …"
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{
  "title": "Tips for Growing in the Southwestern US Desert",
  "author": "Sam Liddicott",
  "image": {
    "url": "https://ucarecdn.com/a4ed31a8-c11d-4dfc-8522-10f280fc2310/-/format/webp/-/resize/480x/",
    "caption" : null,
    "alt" : "A raised wooden garden bed filled with veggies with hoops over the top"
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  "date" : "2025-02-27 17:00:00 +0000 UTC",
  "permalink" : "https://blog.planter.garden/posts/southwestplanting/",
  "content" : "Thriving Where It\u0026amp;rsquo;s Hot Gardening in the Southwest desert comes with unique challenges, but also the opportunity for near year-round gardening. With the right strategies, you can grow a thriving, productive garden, whatever the weather. By selecting heat-tolerant plants, optimizing shade and soil conditions, and managing water efficiently, you can harvest bumper crops of veg year after year.\nWhen to Start The vibrant bloom of wildflowers marks the arrival of spring in the Southwest, the …"
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