We have a senior property in Frisco with a ton of raised beds that none of the residents have started using yet. I went out yesterday and prepped the beds with chicken poop, alfalfa pellets and bone meal in the planting locations.
Today I went and planted some of my tomatoes, threw some seeds down for basil, cilantro and some dill. Also mixed in a bunch of baby onion bulbs that were given to me all over as unmarked suprises. If it weren’t for that DadGUM lawn crew, today would have been the most peaceful day ever. They took my dirty looks and got the hint.
This is the before, mind you theres 16-7X10 beds and 4 7X16 beds. I just did 1.5 of them.
All in all, I sure have enjoyed the HECK out of the last two days since I got paid to do it, as well as create a little buzz on the property for the residents to start their own little areas. Pretty neat. Next week, back to being a grunt laborer

One more pic for the night just because of the level of pride I have . . . just looking at them. I’ve said numerous times that I want NO part of dealing with these Dragon’s Breath peppers but . . . . Dad-GUM if they’re not freakin’ beautiful little plants right now, and by gosh they make me swell up with pride when I look at them. I mean surely these gotta win some sorta prize, right?

I have never had such good luck with radishes. These are only a hint of spicy, not woody in any way, and are as crisp and juicy as an apple. They are "Chef's Kiss" and I highly recommend them. In the background you will see my hand plowed garden I composted and mixed the soil for. Retiring from little league baseball (mostly) and getting rid of my chickens gave me time and room to take care of a garden again and take better care of my St. Augustine. We are growing onions from slips plus radishes, lettuce, kale, carrots, and some others from seeds, as well as tomatoes and peppers from starter plants. My biggest tomato plants are volunteers from my compost. I have a small house on a 1/4 acre lot in town just doing my best.]

Pretty little devil there! Aren’t those deadly?

Habanero=100K-350K scoville units
Dragon’s Breath= 2.4 million.

Stevarino, that set up makes me jealous

North TX update. The rain has been good. Potatoes are probably a week or 2 from digging. Okra and squash starting to look strong.

You can start grubbing to those potatoes and eat them now. Look for cracks in mounds.

Yes sir.. I’ve seen a couple small ones on top, but just cover them back up for now. I’ve got 4 goldens in the back which we’ve never grown before but they look healthy..

Here’s a pic of the new build. Not sure I’ve posted or not, but the design works well for my yard.

Who knows.. maybe 6-8 years? I’ll probably stain and seal the outside late summer. Just didn’t want to do it right before planting.. I hope it lasts long enough for lumber prices to come back down.