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Sprint 3

Warm-season transplants

Warm-season transplants
This sprint turned planning into planting. We used what we had learned about the garden's light: the sunnier prepared line near the potatoes became the place for peppers and one tomato, while the softer half-shade area became a herb and flower corner with dill, parsley and companion flowers. Goal for the sprint: place the new plants according to the real microclimates of the garden. Done.

Epic record

01

Set a goal

Problem
We had starter plants ready, but they needed to be placed according to the real light in the garden instead of just filling empty soil.
Current context
The area next to the potatoes had been partly cleaned the week before and was sunny enough for warm-season crops. Another smaller area had more half-sun and half-shade, which made it better for herbs.
Planned solution
Use the sunny prepared line for peppers and one tomato, then plant dill, parsley and companion flowers in the more protected half-shade area.
02

Apply it

Research
Transplanting pepper and tomato starter plants · Choosing sunny beds for warm-season crops in Hamburg · Planting herbs and flowers together in partial shade
Strategy
Match each plant to the microclimate: heat-loving crops in the sun, herbs and flowers in the calmer half-shade area.
What we did
We used the cleaned sunny soil close to the potato bed for the peppers and one tomato near the small garden grid. In a separate area with a bit more shade, we planted dill and parsley, then added flowers around them as companion plants.
Sunny bed with newly transplanted peppers and one tomato near a small garden grid.
Peppers and one tomato were placed in the sunny prepared line near the potato area.
Half-shade bed with newly planted dill, parsley and companion flowers.
Dill, parsley and flowers went into the calmer half-shade area.
03

Leave it better

Improvement
The garden now has a clearer planting logic based on light and plant needs.
Result
Sunny space is being used for fruiting crops, while the softer half-shade area became a small herb and flower bed.
Result of Sprint 3 with peppers and tomato planted in the sunny bed.
The sunny line is now active with warm-season transplants.
Result of Sprint 3 with herbs and flowers planted in partial shade.
The herb corner now combines edible plants and flowers for pollinators.
04

Learnings

Learnings
Peppers and tomatoes need the warmest, sunniest and most sheltered places we have. · Dill and parsley are more comfortable in a softer spot with some shade, especially while they recover from transplanting. · Flowers around herbs make the bed more useful: they support pollinators and turn a simple herb corner into a small companion planting zone.
Bell pepper starter plant before transplanting into the sunny bed.
The peppers started as young plants, so the sprint was about transplanting rather than sowing.
Dill and parsley starter plants before being moved into the herb area.
Dill and parsley were prepared for the more protected half-shade area.

Next signals

  • Water the new transplants steadily during the first week.
  • Watch whether the tomato needs support near the grid.
  • Track how the half-shade herbs recover after transplanting.