Here are some notes about the garden for next year.

The planter beds are too shallow for plants that grow tall. They are better for spring greens and root vegetables like radishes and beets. I planted shishitos in one of the beds and they are producing very well, but the plants are falling over and the shallow soil won’t support stakes. I will likely replace the two planters on the south side with a large, raised bed. Four of the planters will be enough.

The Early Girl II tomatoes are very prolific, but small.

I planted several year old Slow-Bolting Cilantro and the germination rate was likely about 1%.

I will need larger tomato cages in the St. Anne’s bed. The Early Girl Tomatoes grow like weeds, and the red cages I bought at Countryside are too small.

I need to stay on top of getting the tomatoes and tomatillos to stay in their cages. I should probably do some pruning early on.

I need to do a better job of succession planting radishes and spring greens.

I planted the okra three plants across the bed. I think this is likely too dense. We’ll see what happens in the next couple of weeks.