With climate change, the seasons seem less marked, even shifted. The impact can be seen in the garden where the vegetables sometimes look bad and are not not as abundant than before. More and more gardeners are select vegetables resistant, which tolerate hot weather and lack of water, and are able to produce a little despite the aridity of the land. Here are fourteen vegetables to cultivate first to harvest despite the rarefaction of rains and the restrictions imposed more and more frequently in terms of watering.
The best vegetables of all categories for arid terrain
There is an interesting choice of root vegetables which withstand drought quite well. Here are the best examples followed by the sowing or planting period.
- The root parsleyless sensitive to drought than parsnip, which it can possibly replace, to be sown in March-April under cover,
- The Jerusalem artichokefrom March to April,
- The beetrootfrom March to April or from April to June depending on the variety chosen,
- The chinese truffle or potato Vitelotte : from June to November depending on the species selected,
- L’Oca of Peruan ancient tuberous vegetable that easily replaces the potato, to be planted in March or April for a harvest from mid-November until January,
- The tuberous nasturtiumin May for planting in the ground,
- L’Heliantisfrom April to June, a former champion vegetable in terms of resistance to lack of water.
- Peas, to be sown in spring for wrinkled varieties and in autumn for round-grained varieties,
- The lens sow in rows or in pockets at the end of spring when frosts are no longer to be feared.
Some vegetable seeds withstand the aridity of the soil and successive droughts better than others.
The lens deserves a special mention because it is a food rich in vegetable proteins, minerals, trace elements, vitamins (especially B1 and B9) and fiber. In other words, the lens is our health ally. But that’s not all: she costs nothing in water because it is not necessary to water it during a dry period. To cultivate absolutely!
Condiments that tolerate drought
Essential for flavoring culinary preparations and allowing the body to benefit from their virtues, here are some edible bulbs followed by their planting period, essential in arid terrain.
- L’onionin February and March,
- L’ailin mid-spring or early fall,
- L’shallotin spring, in autumn and even before the end of winter.
When planting these edible bulbs, care is taken to follow the advice given by professionals based on the varieties selected.
The special case of leafy vegetables that can withstand drought
It is logical that the leafy vegetables require frequent watering when rainfall is scarce and temperatures are high. However, some are doing quite well by showing themselves to be relatively resistant to an overall moderate drought.
- The choux such as :
- sea cabbage, sowing from March to May,
- Brussels sprouts, which can be sown from April,
- Chénopode (white, Bon-Henri), to be planted in April-May or September-October.
- The Artichoke, from the end of March to May.
Despite their average resistance to a lack of water, leafy vegetables have nevertheless needs minimal watering in times of severe drought.
Growing these drought-tolerant vegetables cannot provide bountiful harvests only if care is taken to water them little at a time but regularly so as not to waste water.
If you decide never to water them, it is of course absolutely essential to plant them in soil rich in manure or humus, organic materials that have the particularity of keeping the soil cool because they retain water. Because you have to be aware that if they have to be planted in arid land, that is to say in a land where it is difficult to cultivate because of its drought, we will not be able to obtain the same yield as in an environment where the humidity is sufficient. But it’s still worth the experience.