Mixed up a ton of dirt... ~%30-%50 compost mixed with a little vermiculite and last years dirt... added ~1/2 cup of jobes organic vegetable fertilizer per 5 gallons of compost/soil mix.

We have filled ~30 five gallon buckets with this mix, 6 ten gallon containers 4 twenty five gallon containers and in the process of filling some 7-gallon containers... some other shallower containers for greens like Kale and lettuce beets etc...

The _plan_ is to plant ~15 tomatoes of varying types in 5-gallon buckets with 1-2 pole beans- pole beans will be trained to a lattice behind the tomato row so the beans do not shade the tomatoes.

The remaining buckets will be used for peppers, 1 plant per bucket, carrots, beets and potatoes- these will all be planted 'in front of' (as viewed from the sunward direction) the tomatoes since they are shorter.

10 gallon containers will be used for squash and cucumbers -2 maybe 3 plants per container.

Lots of herbs, garlic, onion and marigold will be interspersed to help deter pests...

The garden is fenced off to deter the deer, groundhogs and rabbits- none got in last year. the area is ~12x25 feet

25-gallon containers will be for potatoes-3-4 plants per container- those can go outside the fence since last year's experience was that the local wildlife leaves potatoes alone- more potatoes will go in 5 gallon buckets with one per bucket.

I plan to plant pole beans along our yard's hurricane fence and aside from occasional watering they will be on their own- we will see if they produce anything and survive the deer- I doubt they will- a herd passes through our yard nearly every night- we have hundreds of beans to plant from last year's crop... so plenty to spare....