This year was the first time we planted our newly built raised bed. While tomatoes were the main crop, we also planted various carrots, lettuces, and a palm kale. Unfortunately, very few carrots grew, but the lettuce turned out all the better for it. We couldn’t keep up with harvesting some of the lettuce, so we let it flower for the insects. The two wine barrels in front of the raised bed are also new and were planted with dwarf peaches and nectarines. Growing underneath them as an understory are the spring and cascading thyme, which were initially quite weak. After some time, the two thyme plants have settled in very well and nicely filled the space beneath the saplings. About 7 years ago, we didn’t have a garden yet—just a balcony where we’d planted some tomatoes, bell peppers, and various herbs. Back then, a small handwritten plan and a few printed pages about the different herbs were enough. Ever since we moved here and took over the “garden”—which back then wasn’t really worthy of the name—we’ve been planning the beds with Fryd, though we also use our own drawings and spreadsheet documents. One thing we really like about Fryd is that you can arrange the plants nicely in beds and enter the times for sowing, planting, and harvesting in the care plan. A few new design elements have also enhanced the planning experience. Every year, we face the question of when to start growing fast-growing varieties so that the plants aren’t too small—but also aren’t leggy—by the optimal planting time. Unfortunately, you can’t predict the weather, and sometimes you end up being a bit too hasty. And once they reach a certain size—where do you put the plants if they can’t go outside just yet? #mischkultur2026