[samhass]

Things seem to grow better in the lanai during the heat of summer. Mr Sam built a raised garden on wheels for me. The soil/peat moss in it is about a foot thick. A pipe carries water to the bottom of the soil since some plants do not like wet leaves. The "garden" is outside the lanai at present but is sheltered from the afternoon sun. In a bad storm iI can be rolled inside the lanai.
Back to the original thread, this is watermelon country. Poke a hole in the ground with your finger and put a seed in it. That's how you get a good melon!