Arizona Garden in November

Roselle hibiscus harvest continues through November. For my five favorite ways to use roselle, read this post.

Monsoon planted tomato harvests continue during November. To learn more about growing tomatoes, read this post.

Tomatillos are often ready for harvest this month. Read this article for more information about how to grow tomatillos. 

Eggplant harvests continue during November. Read this article for more information about how to grow eggplant. 

Beans planted in July – September are producing. Pick beans often to encourage production. 

Cucumbers planted in mid-August through September are producing. Pick cucumbers young and often to encourage production.

Brassicas (which include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and kale) are all growing well in the garden this month. Look to harvest when young and tender for best taste. Continue to succession plant through the end of the year. 

Luffa is growing well in the garden this month. Harvest luffa when less than 6 inches long if you want to eat it. When growing luffa in the garden for the sponge, leave it on the vine until it is yellow and feels lightweight and hollow. For more information on growing luffa, read this post.

Radishes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Radishes that were planted back in September are ready to harvest. Continue to plant radishes through April for a continual harvest. 

November is the perfect time to harvest the sweet potatoes planted in late spring and early summer. 

Check the end of this post for a list of cool-season flowers that do well in Arizona. Many of them can be planted in November. Petunias planted now will thrive until it gets hot in April or May. 

Coral Vine (Queen’s Wreath) continues to put on a show this month. Enjoy the bees and beautiful blossoms of this frost-sensitive, vigorous vine. Cut back to the ground in February, and it will return quickly each year.  

This article talks about how to grow Coral Vine.

Consider adding cool-season edible flowers to your vegetable garden. Nasturtiums (pictured here), borage, calendula, and pansies are all edible, attract pollinators, and add beauty to the garden. This article teaches how to grow nasturtiums. 

Pomegranates are ready to harvest this month. Check for a deep red skin color and splitting of skins. Most varieties are sweetest when the arils (seeds) are deep red. 

Lemons, calamondin, and limes are beginning to ripen this month, with more citrus to come in December, January, and into spring. 

For more information about growing citrus read this article. 

Many varieties of figs are ready to harvest in your Arizona garden in November. Figs do not continue to ripen once picked. For ripe fruit check for soft fruit and the aroma of nectar.  

Saffron crocus blooms this month. Learn more about how to grow saffron in this post.

If you are planning to save seeds from basil, let it flower and go to seed. When seed pods are brown and dry, collect them and store them in a paper bag. Learn more about how to save seeds in this post.

Drying, freeze-drying, or freezing basil is a great way to preserve this tasty herb. As the temperatures cool, basil will begin slowing down and may freeze. Harvest and preserve plenty of basil to last until next spring and summer. This article gives tips for growing basil. 

Give perennial herbs like oregano a good trim. In this picture, the leaves have been stripped from the branches and are ready for the dehydrator or freeze-dryer. Learn more about how to grow oregano in this article. 

• PLANTING GUIDE: Each month lists vegetables, fruit & herbs to plant outside & seeds to start indoors.
• HARVEST GUIDE: Photos show what may be ready to harvest that month.
• Planting dates are for the low desert of Arizona (zone 9b).

Flowers to Plant Outside & Seeds to Start Indoors Each Month in the Low Desert of Arizona.
• PLANTING GUIDE: Each month lists annual flowers and bulbs to plant outside & seeds to start indoors.
• BLOOMING GUIDE: Photos show what may be in bloom that month.

Want more information about gardening in Arizona? This blog post shares seven tips for how to grow a vegetable garden in Arizona.