Great weather, and season is right. Some desert-variety vegetables: cucumber, zucchini, yellow watermelon, onion, and chimayo melon. Chimayo melon is similar to cantaloupe and grew a few last year. I planted the seeds from those melons. The onion and watermelon I planted last year but they didn't grow. The cucumber and zucchini I did not plant last year. I also transplanted two green onion shoots that had sprouted out of scraps in my compost pile.
First I raised the bubblers so more of the bed gets watered, and replaced with new mushroom head bubbler tips.
(don't doxx my shadow)
Next I raked debris off the bed and .
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I planted 6 items in this bed this year, as opposed to 4 last year. I think it'll better use the available sunlight and newly-watered soil.
Great weather, and season is right. Some desert-variety vegetables: cucumber, zucchini, yellow watermelon, onion, and chimayo melon. Chimayo melon is similar to cantaloupe and grew a few last year. I planted the seeds from those melons. The onion and watermelon I planted last year but they didn't grow. The cucumber and zucchini I did not plant last year. I also transplanted two green onion shoots that had sprouted out of scraps in my compost pile.
First I raised the bubblers so more of the bed gets watered, and replaced with new mushroom head bubbler tips.
[Old bubblers](https://pic8.co/sh/Ayij5f.jpg) (don't doxx my shadow)
[Broken strainers](https://pic8.co/sh/cocaRr.jpg)
[Risers and new bubblers](https://pic8.co/sh/t2IP9K.jpg)
Next I raked debris off the bed and [added a bag of cotton burr compost](https://pic8.co/sh/LNyOE1.jpg).
[Tilled to about 3" to mix and level](https://pic8.co/sh/DnkJ4Q.jpg).
[After planting and labeling](https://pic8.co/sh/grFdEV.jpg).
[Tested the bubbler coverage - satisfactory](https://pic8.co/sh/WeofBh.jpg).
I planted 6 items in this bed this year, as opposed to 4 last year. I think it'll better use the available sunlight and newly-watered soil.
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