Im in zone 8a North Texas. Did two 4×8 raised beds and a 3×8 in ground bed. South facing, in my front yard because my back yard gets really bad sun.
Structure in the back is the start of the trellis for the beans.
4 tomatoes
2 jalapenos
Zucchinis
Yellow squash
Okra
Radish
Carrot
Pole beans
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Collared greens
Spinach
Inground bed is a 3-sisters garden with Lakota squash.
Cleared all the grass with a shovel in late March and basically none of it is coming back yet. Most plants were direct sow outside. Only tomatoes, pepper and herbs were purchased as seedlings.
Still can't tell if everything is growing alright. My arugula did really poorly and many radishes did really bad so far. Do not know why. But replanted new ones and they seem much happier.
Happy with it so far though and will post more when it grows up. Hope everyone else is having a good year.
Open to suggestions and criticisms too.
by tyneeta
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Looks great! Seems like you were pretty sensible with your plant spacing and I’m sure your plants will appreciate that.
Arugula and radish prefer fairly cool weather and maybe your area was a bit too warm for them? I find radishes took a few years before I could grow them well, I mix sand into my potting soil and add extra perlite into the mix now to keep the soil extra fluffy. They seem to really like that!
I personally mulch pretty heavily but I like to keep the base of the plant free of mulch. I pull it a few inches away from the base of the stem. Sometimes it’s hard to tell with pics but just a suggestion if you mulched right up to the stem 🙂 better air flow around the stem can prevent disease and rot