Starting a Garden in Yuma AZ

Yuma Arizona is at the corner of the desert southwest. Home to the cactus, ocotillos, saguaros, prickly pears, and our favorite the one and only, tumbleweeds. Yes, Yuma is a desert town. She is mostly cover in sand. She is the worlds the sunniest city!
Yuma would be a complete desert if it wasn’t for the Colorado river and Gila river running through her. Starting a garden in Yuma, AZ is just completely difficult. Is it?