it's raised bed szn. basically trying to become self sufficient in veggies at least half the year.
growing 24 types of chiles in galvanized beds (including like 4-5 superhots) with a fuckton of herbs, primrose/cosmos/zinnias/borage, and garlic interspersed between pepper rows as companion/pollination plants. hot sauce/salsas incoming in july/august bayBEE
putting in two 8 x 4 wooden raised beds this weekend for onions, watermelons, lettuce, cantaloupes, and like 15 different types of tomatoes. tilling the ground here is a [redacted] but necessary because the soil's got no aeration or organic matter
direct sow on everything bc i was lazy and didn't feel like starting seeds inside back in march. also growing conditions in ABQ are far from elite kansas standards so i'd rather the seedlings just get established and sink or swim rather than have to harden them off and potentially watch them go to crap later because of some random 50 mph winds. adding drip irrigation when i'm done sowing bc we haven't had any rain in 50 years
growing crimson queen sunflowers on the western edge of the garden for afternoon shade so my plants don't get scalded to eff by the sun here. also on the northern edge for privacy from the adjacent road. growing cucumbers, taters, and squash in pots too.