I think you are going to like the results of gardening in the ground so much better than in pots. It is easier to keep things evenly watered, you usually need to water less often, more minerals probably will be available to your plants, and your plants will be able to stretch out their roots. 😉 Be prepared to pick up growing vines and aim them away from your peppers and tomatoes.

hi all, sorry for the late reply! @laceyvail 6A, WV @Fori here is a photo of the layout on dotted (the closest to graph) paper I have, each square is approx. 2 ft and I have the measurements. I am located in Peterborough, Ontario Canada which I believe is zone 5! As I'm looking at this I'm realizing my handwriting is pretty awful. Sorry everyone. on the bottom left and right corners are entrances, we have no gates going into the backyard and we are thinking of putting one on the right and fencing off the left @floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK this is as clear as the picture gets! Unfortunately this is the only photo I have of the garden from the real estate agent. However, it should bloom hopefully within the next month I am curious to see what it will look like. The tree is about 4.5 ft tall but quite wide, at least 4-5 ft wide. I am thinking of putting some creeping plants along the bottom I also have a bird bath I'd like to incorporate and I think we are planning on getting shed and placing it along the fence on the right side but that might not be until next year. I was also hoping to put up some planter boxes, but given the rising prices for wood, I don't know if I'll be able to convince my partner to tack it onto our Reno and design costs. Excited to hear what you all think!

Dan is right- seedlings and transplants need to be fed. Potting mixes without fertilizers are usually sterile and have zilch for food for seedlings. That's why many manufacturers add fertilizer to potting mixes. If one is using a potting mix that has fertilizer, it's not always necessary to give a new seedling/transplant additional feed, and sometimes still recommended if it's slower release fertilizer in the mix. If one is using a mix without fertilizer then the seedlings for sure need to be getting fertilized fairly quickly after they start developing leaf and root structures. A seed can only feed itself for so long till it needs to be fed. The notion of the struggling seedling making a heartier plant is an old wives tale for most common veggies and a lot of other plants too. What can work for wine grape vines does not work well for a lot of other. Some folks like to use fertile mixes in their containers that get regularly refreshed or amended, but at this point the OP is going to be getting fresh stuff to fill the bed. BTW OP, note that the volume of your bed is about 6.5 cubic feet. This is a measurement you want to keep in mind as you shop for your dirt. Be it in bags, loose, compressed, whatever- most mediums will be marked or can be sold by the cubic foot. Sometimes it's a pttttht and it's sold by the quart or gallon. Roughly 24-29 quarts for a cubic foot depending on what the stuff is. If you are lucky, you might have a nursery local that can help you. If you need to go big box store, a lot of bagged stuff has handy measurements or charts on the back of the bag to help you figure out how many you need.

Here’s during the light on day. It’s not running at the moment as it’s set on a timer. It’s solar powered and that is the grid you see near Lancifolia and the coneflowers. I took the night pics last night when the idea came to me, and it’s pretty at night with the lights.