Do you grow your own fruit and vegetables?

@SethGreene531 Keep going with it and evolve your defence mechanisms! Some years are good , some devastating but you can't buy the taste of fresh fruit and veg in the shops.

@GeniUs Agreed, there's no taste comparison. We loved making salads and stews from our garden.
Definitely, a process of trial and error.

@SethGreene531 I'm just working out which pots (by size) I can get a decent return on which crops atm, all by t&e.

@GeniUs Yes, as certain dimensions restrict root growth probably.

In hindsight we should have used pots, rather than a traditional in-ground veg patch.
I think the soil quality was lacking.

@SethGreene531 Great point, food for growth is important. As a (mean) Yorkshireman I have a great relationship with a local stables where I can collect as much manure as I want (an oddly pleasing past time!) I usually leave it for 6 months or so let it dry out and crumble it into any pots with good success. It does have a lot of weeds in it so the management of these is necessary but I'm pleased with my resultant crops.

@GeniUs Excellent! Had we the proper knowledge and materials I think the garden would have flourished .
A fresh source of manure is beneficial. I think better than a lot of the high potassium, phosphate synthetic varieties that need constant Ph management.
You're on to a good crop management plan, I wish you a bountiful autumn harvest!