okay so here's the new look. it's ugly (and actually I've realized that aesthetics are a massive part of what brings my joy in growing things) but it is more functional.
here are some changes I made and why:
- pulled out the broccoli plants. since they weren't edible anymore they were just there for aesthetics. they were sucking up resources like water and space for roots and making it hard for other plants to get sun.
- pulled out 90% of the kale. giving the kale more space will allow them to get more sun and more water. basically I expect these to start growing very well now that there's so little competition for resources.
- put in those ugly green poles to hold up the tomatoes. again this is something that doesn't look great but optimizing for yield especially since they're the only fruit I'm growing.
now watering is so much easier because I can get directly to the root of the plants. will keep you posted on the changes.