Sun Pattern

While MW and a few good friends may think I am mad, the sun pattern is a very important step in creating a successful urban garden. If you live in the country and you don't have any trees around, you can pretty much plant what you want where you want, unless of course you need a lot of shade. For those full sun loving plants, you need at least 6 hours of direct sun light. So when you have to put a garden in a 21'x21', thereabouts, space which has a garage directly touching it on the east side, a great big tree in the neighbor's yard on the west side, you need to make sure you plant things in the correct places.

Unfortunately, I did not do my sun pattern before I planted and the big tree on the west grew. I think this year I cut it a little too close with my peppers; they do not seem to be doing very well.