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Information handouts available for download. We have video resources here as well.

Low Desert Planting Guide

High Desert Planting Guide

Tips for Southwestern Wildflower Gardening

Tips for Growing from Seed

Planting Tips for Tomatoes, Chiles, & Basil

Tips for Germinating Chiltepins & Chiles

Seed Saving Instructions

How to Grow a 3 Sisters Garden

How to Grow Chiltepin

Yaqui Crops Growing & Seed Saving Fact Sheets

Saving Seeds from Corn

Saving Seeds in Small Gardens

Saving Seeds from Squash

How to Hand Pollinate Squash

Saving Seeds from Tomatoes

How to Use Olla Irrigation

Seed Watch: Seed Buyer's Guide

How to Make a Self-Watering Container

How to Make Your Own Seed Screen

Arizona Native Plants Suitable for a Sonoran Desert Tortoise Diet