Reminder to self—never again try using seeds from store bought tomatoes as just about every one of the small transplants have succumbed to disease and died off. Have bought a few various variety backup ones to be transplanted next week.
The peppers and cukes are slow but the recent rains picked them up just a bit and now sunny, warmer weather should give them another jolt. Cruddy N. Tx clay soil doesn’t help matters although I mulched it good over the winter and add in compost to the planting holes. Can’t blame ya one bit Greeneyes for doing the raised beds at your place.
Yes, indeed the raised beds are a big improvement over clay soil which is abundant here.
I've tried that with store bought peppers, and god bumpkis.