The invention discloses a desert planting method. The method of the invention is applied to planting the short plants with thin main stalks. In the method of the invention, water hammer is carried out on sandlot, and holes are prepared for planting thin and small plants, thus avoiding the heavy labor for manually digging tree wells by shovels. As the tree wells are relatively small, the water poured in can guarantee the water demanding by new seedlings, water is saved and labor for additionally taking water is reduced. The seedlings are planted with water, i.e. 'water is accompanied by seedlings', and the drift sand at the openings of the holes washed out by water is used for filling the holes, thus saving procedure, filling sturdily and improving the survival rate of seedlings. A plurality of branch water pipes are arranged for simultaneous work, and the efficiency is improved. The method of the invention solves the water source problem well by utilizing the characteristic of desert that the wells with small openings can be dug easily, and the wells with small openings become the water sources for irrigation after planting. The method has the advantages of less input, saving manpower, high efficiency, survival rate of seedlings and easy to realize, and according to the local condition, the planting method can make full use of desert environment to carry out flow operation.