Our raised garden bed went in late this year. I have nice plants that are up and growing but I fertilized when I planted.
I am trying "Hydroponic Tomatoes" this year. They are grown in a Rubbermaid container...the plants are getting HUGE. A friend got 27 quarts of tomatoes from 4 plants last year.. Wish me luck...the raccoons cannot get to these tomatoes but chipmunks will be munching and I will be starting my "chipmunk relocation program" soon.
Hoping to get more than 7 cherry tomatoes/day from my hanging tomatoes..
I do water from my rain barrel quite often. I try hard to be "Mother Earth."