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Re: Pallet sided high raised bed hugelkultur experiment
...need a lot more...
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Last year, sunflowers and tomatoes did fairly well in these beds, but some of the others like sweet alyssum and basi, as well as the peppers were runty and struggled. This spring, I sowed various flower seeds on the VGD side, but only ones that did well were vining type nasturtiums (Fordhook).
I decided the trick must be to plant DEEP rooted plants that can quickly reach the solid ground beneath the raised bed which tends to dry out. So, on the VGB for summer crop, I planted okra and eggplants, as well as luffah in the VGB side. At first they needed to be watered carefully so as not to dry out, and there were some incidents of ant colony exploding and swarming my arm.
But since they hit bottom, they have been growing exponentially 
VGB PSHRB
I decided the trick must be to plant DEEP rooted plants that can quickly reach the solid ground beneath the raised bed which tends to dry out. So, on the VGB for summer crop, I planted okra and eggplants, as well as luffah in the VGB side. At first they needed to be watered carefully so as not to dry out, and there were some incidents of ant colony exploding and swarming my arm.
But since they hit bottom, they have been growing exponentially VGB PSHRB