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My daughter bought me a 2'x4' planter. Looking like we'll have squash and sweet potatoes. Exciting stuff.

Total rookie. Started very late. Filled the planter with miracle grow soil (on sale because June in Az) and overplanted the hell out of it with any seed that looked like it might make it. Whole packets of .. - jalapenos - none - peppers - none - beets - looking like none - carrots - don't think so - butternut squash is thriving and I'm pruning overlapping leaves between plants - one sprouty end of a sweet potato is giving the squash hell on the East side of the planter

Don't judge. I'll read the instructions next time. Probably going to need squash recipes soon.

No squash bugs in the desert so far.

My daughter bought me a 2'x4' planter. Looking like we'll have squash and sweet potatoes. Exciting stuff. Total rookie. Started very late. Filled the planter with miracle grow soil (on sale because June in Az) and overplanted the hell out of it with any seed that looked like it might make it. Whole packets of .. - jalapenos - none - peppers - none - beets - looking like none - carrots - don't think so - butternut squash is thriving and I'm pruning overlapping leaves between plants - one sprouty end of a sweet potato is giving the squash hell on the East side of the planter Don't judge. I'll read the instructions next time. Probably going to need squash recipes soon. No squash bugs in the desert so far.

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Awesome, enjoy! You have to start somewhere.

If you like jalapenos/peppers look into starting them indoors with a seed mat and containers before planting them in a bed (depending on your weather). A seed mat will keep the soil warmer and help with root development.

If you have any questions just post here. Plenty of gardeners are around and if you like hot stuff /s/capsaicinconnection/ people will probably be happy to share tips too.

Drip systems on a timer are a good thing to have too, especially where you are. It's not a huge bed so you could do either a suspended or a buried drip system to save on water.