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Plants not growing

Hi,
Anyone out there from the Phoenix area?  (don't know my zone)  This is my
first attempt at gardening of any sort.  I planted in late Sept/early Oct per
the instructions from the Extention.  I was feeling pretty good, since most of
the seeds sprouted 'green stuff' right on schedule.  Now I'm beginning to
wonder if there are other steps I need to be taking.  The sugar snap peas are
about 4" tall, but seem to be dying off one by one.  The bottom of the stalks
are getting yellow and then the plants just shrivel.
The bush beans grew to about 3" tall, but now seem happy to stay put at that
height.  The broccoli and cauliflower look healthy enough, but arent' growing
talled (don't even know if they're supposed to).  Each of them is about 5-6"
high now.

Basically, I'm not sure if everything is 'frozen in time' since it's started
to get a bit chilly here, or if this is where the garden is supposed to be
right now (except for the snap peas, of course).

The beets, spinach, radish, and carrots are not doing a thing.  Only the
radishes looked fairly decent above ground, but never develop anything more
than what looks like a little red taproot.

Maybe my raised bed isn't deep enough for anything to get going (6 inches).  I
haven't noticed any pests, other than the ever-present white flies that I
battle with soap and water.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.

P.S.  I hate to admit this, but even though the Extention lists peppers and
tomatoes as a summer only crop - I went ahead and transplanted a few of each.
I figured if the local stores were selling them, maybe there was a chance.  I
kept most of the transplants in pots, since most of my raised bed was 'spoken'
for.  Believe it or not, these potted tomatoes and peppers are doing better
than anything in the raised bed.  They've grown much taller and seem more
healthy.  I've kept them near the raised bed, but they do have a bit more
shade as they're closer to one of our 'boundary' walls.  They don't have more
than the 6" 'base', so I'm thinking something else is going on.  Go figure.


Dick Russell wrote:

> John Orwick wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday listserv, today majordomo, next week perhaps yet another
> > server. I just wanted to say that I am not the least bit disturbed by
> > these changes. When I weigh them against all of the benefits that I have
> > received from the sqft list and all of the wonderful friends that I have
> > found here, they are nothing. I just want to thank Melissa for giving me
> > the opportunity to take a small part in the sqft list.
>      And I want to ditto those sentiments as well as sadly report that I
> have just completed what will be my last planting of the year.  December
> is a really lousy month for gardening here in south Louisiana.  Probably
> do my spring stuff sometime around mid-January.  Sowed carrots, turnips,
> mustard and collards.  Pulled a dozen nice sized turnips that I will
> bake for supper.  Have you ever tried them that way?  Just cut the tops
> off and bake them like you would sweet potatoes.  They are absolutely
> delicious - providing you like turnips.
> Dick
> in the agrarian south
> zone 8 or 9 depending on which side of the garden you're on
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