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Lolz yeah I have been trying to grow chillies for a while now.
😁They are relatively easy to grow.... just need enough sun. That's where I messed up 😅
😂😂😅 You should see the plant not in the photos lol, the only thing I can successfully grow 😂
I think @melibee makes some good comments below - organic matter would help. I think the yukka or the cabbage tree or whatever it is also sucks up a lot of water from it's roots, so if you're not renting I'd either remove those or maybe put in a wicking bed where water is available to the plants. But you're right - some pots might be the way to go! Definitely don't rage quit gardening!
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Thanks for the informative comment! I really do still need to learn a lot! Will have to do some research on exactly what wicking beds are. My level of gardening skill is currently 'stick it in the ground and see what happens' so your input is very much appreciated!
Best of luck. Since you said that you are open to folks offering advice: The soil looks to be desperately lacking in organic matter and to have no humus...maybe you could compost and start spreading that around. You could put a nice bit of compost down and then maybe a handful or two of sand and some gravel on top of that and then larger stones on top of that...And THEN lots of succulents in there like between the stones basically...And ach...I love the kitties so so so much...so I know how they can be in the garden and with the potted plants as well...Citrus peels can be helpful in deterring them from the soil of potted plants and around your outdoor plants as well, because they do not like the smell. I'm a little bit of a lunatic when it comes to plants/gardening/soil microbiota/permaculture...so if you ever want to pick my brain, please do. Give me a specific problem you want to confront and I can make a post all for you. hahahaha
Oh wow! There is so much that I still need to learn. I basically just stuck the plants in the soil and hoped for the best 🫣 I would very much like to learn all about composting and everything else! Thank you so much for offering help and advice. I am willing to try anything after last season's awful harvest. Sharing skills and discussing is also the best part of gardening, so feel free to tell me what I am doing wrong!
I think so too.. That sharing and discussing is the best. <3
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If you're renting and think you might be moving at some point, it's worth growing as much as possible in planters and troughs. That way you can take them with you and keep looking after them. It also gives you a chance to set up planters full of fresh compost while you work on improving the soil quality of the actual ground.
As for the kitties, we inadvertently discovered a solution. Accept that wherever they choose to use as a toilet is where they prefer. Then dig it out to a depth of a three or four of inches and fill it with gravel - the small, rounded pebble type. To a cat, it'll be like a giant outdoor litter tray - just perfect 😁 Then it's just a case of doing what we call "poo patrol" every couple of days; we're lucky enough to have a council dustbin opposite our house where we're allowed to put cat & dog doo-doo, but if not it's just a case of disposable rubber gloves and picking out any pebbles before flushing it down the loo !
Great advice, thank you! I will try the outdoor litter box trick. 😁 I own the house but might still use the planters, don't want to have to leave too many plants behind when I start renting to someone else.