Welcome! In the 1st pic, the larger one in front is an Echeveria. Will have to wait till it grows out a bit-see if color changes with season-maybe figure out the species. In the 2nd pic, the one with a broken top looks like an xGrapto-something (intergeneric, Graptopetalum w/something else). The one behind it is a Sedum...perhaps S. adolphii or ax xGraptosedum. 3rd pic, the 2 look like either types of xPachyveria or xGraptoveria. 4th you said you don't need ID'd, but I'll agree with Karen, the larger one is Echeveria elegans. The smaller looks like E. lilacina to me. Do you have an ID on it?

Interesting, I saw this crust myself and did not suspect it is because of not moistening the moss first. I also mixed it when dry. I'll have to do it moist for the next round. Thanks for bringing it up. For what I did, though, I went ahead to disturb the top parts where I could, and remove this crusty look. I think of it as tilling the soil.

Did you do a soil test? I'm not far from you and when we checked our soil, we had a ton of potassium, and no nitrogen. None. Not even a drop. We've also faced some challenges with cucurbits. I've been spraying with a combination of Neem Oil and Copper (about 1/2 tblspn each in a dollar-store hand sprayer) to fight the squash bugs and powdery mildew, respectively. We've mixed it up with a baking soda, garlic, dish soap and onion spray, too, when the stinkbugs and aphids came out. Also, compost heavily. Cucurbits are hungry, and in new soil, and the poor soil we have, there's no such thing as too much compost. Every iota of kitchen scrap goes to a cucurbit. We've had mixed results, in West San Antonio. Our pumpkins are HUGE, and the zucchini are prolific, but the watermelons are struggling and I've only had one cucumber, so far. One thing that I think has helped, for us, as I look at what's succeeded and what hasn't, is companion planting. I've got a whole mess of borage and sunflowers digging into that hard clay. I'll yank leaves off them, and throw them down as mulch sometimes. The plants where I've done that have done better.The successful zucchini are surrounded by radishes and snow peas and borage and sunflowers. I'd be able to experiment more, but volunteer pumpkins came up from a composted mustard bed after Halloween, and we managed to keep them alive all winter. Now we're getting these massive pumpkin vines that have completely dominated a huge swath of our garden real estate, unplanned. Huge pumpkins, too! With a mild enough winter and kloaches of a big enough size, I suspect that any long-season cucurbits ought to be planted in the late fall, around here. I've got more pumpkin vine than I know what to do with! If I had tried the same trick with Watermelons, I'd be eating them already! My ten cents... I know this topic is a little old and you've solved your own problems. Your raised beds look awesome! I always overplant for high-density practices and things quickly become a jungle.

Misty, for small spaces I usually recommend a table with an extension or drop leaf. The butterfly option is especially nifty. Are you able to post a picture of the room? Use a site like photobucket to make it appear on this board. Congratulations on the new home and Merry Christmas.