We had success planting butternuts, the thicker stems seems to resist most of the vine borers.

Never thought I would know this much about squash varieties but here we are lol…

Thank you for sharing, what a great perspective to have.

The longer ones are North Carolina Candy Roaster squash, similar texture to butternuts but less sweet.

Couldn’t agree more. We kept our expectations very low, so any success felt incredibly rewarding. We felt like we learned a ton, and can’t wait to apply those things to our summer garden next season! Now it’s on to fall/winter plants, and we can’t wait to see what we learn from those :)

That’s fucked. Hope you land on your feet friend.

All things considered - we’re very happy with how our garden is going! It’s me and my wife’s first year gardening, combined with a horrible drought in our area and limited free time to work on it we had very low expectations. So basically anything feels like a win! We’ve gotten a million cucumbers, eggplants and beets, a smattering of tomatoes/beans/peppers, and a huge crop of winter squash coming in. We feel like we’re learning a ton, and already have some ideas for what we want to do differently next year!

Super fascinating project. Thanks for sharing!

If you mean spend my time - gardening in the morning and cooking in the evening. Throw in a nice fat nap in the afternoon.

Very good to keep in mind!

Have seen people use hay bales to grow in, but you do have to condition them first. I guess it depends on your situation if that has to be a purchased material or not, but I am curious if the same idea can be used with other materials. I think the biggest “issue” with uncomposted organic materials is the nutrients are not as readily available, but I’ve heard that some things like squash love some uncomposted organic material to sink their roots into. I bet you can have success there, just maybe not the most optimal yields or anything like that.

Honestly have only tried seed starter mix but have seen people on YouTube have success with screening potting mixes and using that. Probably just depends on the potting mix composition though.

That stinks, glad some stuff pulled through!

Looks amazing! What zone are you in where you already have squash and eggplant fruiting?

Dang! Excited to see what works well for you :) Wife and I are going to try jalapenos and something properly spicy like a thai chili this year, but we’re just going from transplants.

What types of peppers do you have there?

Good to know, thank you!

I was wondering if we should - is there such a thing as too deep as long as the leaves are exposed?

Small sample size but has been true so far, what feels like “too little” attention to my ADHD might be just right lol.

I think people reacting extremely negatively without fact checking is exactly what got our country into this state…