okay futureland let's talk about spacing.
at the beginning of this experiment there was a lot to learn so I was really just trying to follow my instincts and do what felt right to me.
the garden above looks dope as fuck, I'll admit, but there's actually a lot going wrong here. but that's exciting because it also means that I learned a lot.
those really long things that I was super proud of (lol) are broccoli flowers. broccoli isn't supposed to flower. or at least you're supposed to harvest it before it does. broccoli flowers when it is too hot or doesn't have enough water. I went away for like 4 days without watering these plants during a heatwave and I came back to these huge flowers that were really beautiful. lesson learned.
the other thing here is that kale jungle at the bottom of the photo is basically the opposite of the conditions that kale are supposed to grow in. my partner didn't like the idea of cutting out plants that were already growing so I agreed to see what would happen if we just let them grow wild. it sucked. each of those kale plants has about two viable leaves on them. they're very sick and not doing well because they're competing for light.
plants need sun and water. that's basically what I've learned. check the next post for adjustments that I made.