I live two hours from Canton. My amaranth is sprouting, and my radish seedlings are growing. Some of my transplanted tomatoes are surviving, but I didn't put them in larger containers beforehand like my partner. I also put some of them in a bad place because I was thinking of it as the south side instead of an area halfway given to tall vetch. A neighbor gave me some bigger tomato plants, and I put them where they'll get a lot more sun. Then again, without
water, some shade may keep plants from dehydrating. Harvested lots of edible weeds this year. Not irrigating or tilling. Starting some more drought-tolerant plants indoors. This is my first year
gardening. The soil is kind of loamy. The landlord plowed it last year, and other neighbors rode their lawnmowers over it last year. Here are some pictures:
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