Soil moisture now
43%
DryAbout
Greens & shade-tolerant herbs · MOIST 40–70% VWC
Bed size · 4 ft × 1 ft 6 in
Sensor CH2. Leftmost bed, nearest the stairway door. Microclimate: stairway blocks 2–4 hr afternoon sun → ~5–8°F cooler soil in PM, most sheltered, slowest to dry. Theme: succession greens (lettuce/arugula/spinach/radish), leafy herbs (chives, parsley, dill), chard, kale, scallions, alpine strawberries, carrots; garlic interplanted Oct→late June. One consistent moist schedule; water when CH2 < 45%.
Year
Lettuce · Muir #3881G
Spring Cool · ×12
Radish · Crunchy King #3414
Spring Cool · ×9
Garlic · Music / German Extra Hardy (hardneck)
Winter + Garlic · ×6
Scallion · Evergreen Hardy White (perennial bunching)
Spring Cool · ×11
Chives · Common (A. schoenoprasum)
Spring Cool · ×4
Parsley · Italian flat-leaf (Giant of Italy) / Triple Curled
Spring Cool · ×2
Dill · Teddy #5550
Spring Cool · ×3
Strawberry · Fraises des bois (Alpine; Mignonette sub)
Spring Cool · ×4
Chard · Bright Lights / Fordhook Giant / Peppermint
Spring Cool · ×2
Kale · Toscano (lacinato; Dazzling Blue sub)
Spring Cool
Radish · Crunchy King #3414
Spring Cool · ×6