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Phoenix gets to 110 every year and you can definitely grow oranges and cotton there, at least.
by umanwizard 7y ago
Phoenix gets to 110 every year and you can definitely grow oranges and cotton there, at least.
- droithomme 7y agoThat's cool. I didn't realize Phoenix is a significant market supplier of agricultural products.
- cr0sh 7y agoI live in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix itself - that is, the "Metro Phoenix" area - doesn't really supply agricultural products, but Arizona in general does, and has a very large and diverse set of climate zones which allow for this. People tend to think of Phoenix and Arizona in general to be one giant wasteland desert - when nothing could be further from the truth. Can you find such areas in Arizona? Certainly (but really, they aren't "wastelands" - just really hot and dry areas, but even so, there are plants, insects, and animals around). But there are far more diverse areas climate-wise in the state. And many of these areas have been or still are large producers of various agricultural products. Arizona is historically known for it's "5 C's": https://azlibrary.gov/collections/digital-arizona-library-dazl/arizona-almanac/5-cs https://azlibrary.gov/collections/digital-arizona-library-da... Three of which are ag-based (cattle, citrus, and cotton). Finally, this: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yuma-lettuce_n_6796398 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yuma-lettuce_n_6796398 ...which has had it's downsides and issues recently, but things like that happen and are sorted out.