Your Veggie Planting & Care Kit: Built for Desert Gardening

3 images: a closeup of green tomatoes on the vine; a collage of products, including compost, planting mix, raised bed soil, soil booster, fertilizer and vegetable insect repellent with a variety of veggies and herbs in the foreground -- all on a white background; and a photo of vegetable plant starts on tables at SummerWinds

Growing vegetables in the Valley of the Sun starts with the right foundation. Our Veggie Planting & Care Kit brings together the soils, amendments, fertilizer, and pest solutions we recommend most—because they work together to support healthy roots, steady growth, and better harvests in our unique desert conditions. Whether you’re planting in raised beds, containers, or in-ground, these products help create nutrient-rich soil, improve water retention, and simplify ongoing care so you can garden with confidence from the day you plant, all the way through to the day you harvest!

Quality Ingredients Make All the Difference

Your local SummerWinds Nursery has the tools you need to grow the tastiest garden, including the following products recommended for use when growing veggies, herbs and more.

Why These Products Are Recommended Together

Vegetables are fast-growing plants, which means they rely on healthy soil, consistent nutrition, and proactive care. Each product in our Veggie Planting & Care Kit plays a specific role:

Planting mixes & raised bed soils create a strong, well-draining root environment
Compost & soil boosters improve soil structure, moisture retention, and nutrient availability
Vegetable fertilizer supports steady growth, flowering, and fruit development
Insect & disease control helps protect plants before problems get out of hand

Used together, these products reduce stress on plants and help gardeners avoid common issues like poor growth, nutrient deficiencies, blossom end rot, and pest damage—helping you to grow the tastiest veggies, herbs and fruits!

2 cu ft. bag of summerwinds nursery planting mix sitting on the sidewalk in front of green shrub

SummerWinds Nursery Organic Planting Mix

Developed with E.B. Stone Organics, this regionally-formulated, all-purpose organic transplanting mix is ideal for all types of flowers, vegetables and ornamentals, including annuals, perennials, ground covers, shrubs, fruit and shade trees. Blended with Aged Redwood, Rice Hulls, Aged Fir Bark, Chicken Manure, Dolomite Lime (pH adjuster), Bone Meal, Feather Meal, Gypsum, Alfalfa Meal, Bat Guano, and Kelp Meal. Registered cdfa.

Ideal for transplanting vegetable starts and herbs, helping young plants establish quickly.

1.5 cuft bag of e.b. stone raised bed and potting mix or soil

E.B. Stone Organics Raised Bed & Potting Mix

Enriched with natural soil microbes, this 100% natural and organic potting or planting mix can be used in all raised beds and container gardens —as a stand-alone soil or mixed with garden soil. Use when planting vegetables or ornamental beds. Rich compost holds the nutrients plants need, Coir (Coconut fiber) holds moisture in the root zone, naturally-aged forest fiber feeds soil microbes and provides organic matter, Volcanic Pumice drains away excess water, and beneficial microbes enhance plant’s root zone. Contains regionally sourced Bark, Coir, Compost, Pumice, Earthworm Castings, Aged Chicken Manure and Mycorrhizae.

Designed for raised beds and containers where vegetables need excellent drainage and consistent moisture.

E.B. Stone Organics Organic Compost

Ideal for anything from vegetable gardens to flower beds, shrubs and trees, this compost helps loosen soil, adds organic matter and encourages strong root growth. Also a good seed cover for lawns. Registered cdfa.

Adds organic matter to improve soil health and support strong root development throughout the season.

E.B. Stone Organics Soil Booster

A unique blend of 100% natural and organic ingredients designed to create the ideal soil conditions for your herbs, vegetables and flowers to reach their full potential. Can be used as a soil conditioner to break up hard clay soil, and to add organic material to help sandy soils hold onto water and retain nutrients. Registered cdfa.

Especially helpful for improving native desert soils or refreshing existing raised beds between plantings.

E.B. stone organics tomato and vegetable food

E.B. Stone Organics Tomato & Vegetable Food

This 100% natural and organic, non-burning 4-5-3 fertilizer is blended with humic acid and beneficial soil microbes for long-lasting plant success. Can be used with vegetables and soft fruits like strawberries. Contains calcium to aid in preventing disorders like blossom end rot. Contains Blood Meal, Feather Meal, Dried Chicken Manure, Bat Guano, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, and Potassium Sulfate. Feed every 6-8 weeks during the growing season for optimal results!

Provides ongoing nutrition for heavy feeders like tomatoes, peppers, squash, and melons.

Bonide Tomato & Vegetable Ready to Use

This 3-in-1 ready to use spray kills aphids, mites, bugs, scale, caterpillars, whitefly, thrips, scab, rust, powdery mildew, leaf spots, blight, brown rot and other listed insects and diseases. May be used up to day before harvest.

Helps protect vegetables from common insects and diseases so plants can focus energy on growth and fruiting.

Is This Veggie Planting & Care Kit Right for You?

This collection is ideal if you’re:

Planting vegetables in raised beds, containers, or amended in-ground soil
Growing tomatoes, peppers, herbs, leafy greens, squash, or melons
Gardening in Arizona’s desert climate and want water-wise, soil-smart solutions
Looking for simple, trusted recommendations without overcomplicating the process

Visit your local SummerWinds Nursery to find these recommended products and talk with our Trusted Garden Advisors about tailoring this kit to your garden setup and what you’re growing.