I can’t believe the difference:

I mean, just look at this:

Compared to this:

I filmed that video a few days ago, then we got some good rain.

When I checked on the bed this morning, the growth was even more remarkable. The tomato stems are thicker and they’re sprawling out of the bed. I have never seen such healthy tomatoes – it’s insane.

It took a lot of work to build but I think we’re on the right track. I’m going to build more for sure. If I rent an excavator for a day, I could dig a set of trenches. Then we’d burn in them, chuck in pottery and manure and char, ashes and rock dust, kitchen scraps and whatever else we could find – and get serious, incredible garden results.

In lousy soil, this is a winner so far. It’s the absolute best spot in all of my gardens.