Disclaimer: I've never grown potatoes and specifically container potatoes, so I have no actual experience on what it best. Scanned a few university studies on them and it looks like the use up a lot of nitrogen and Potassium. That's the first and last numbers on a n/p/k chart. Like 15-5-10 fertilizer. Lots/most of the Czechs here roll their potatoes in wood ash prior to planting which is Potassium. (Keep it between us but most of them think wood ash is nitrogen and it's potassium) Anyway. From what I scanned I would find a fert you like, like Miracle Gro general purpose which is a 24-8-16. Personally I would go with something likes Jacks 20-20-20. You can find it at Calloways. You're growing in a container which I'm assuming has holes in the bottom. So every time you water your have nutrients leaching out. Whatever fert you decide to go with I would get the label recommendation and divide it to where you are applying smaller amounts every watering. If it says 4TBS per gallon per month, do 1TBS per watering per week. Whatever it is divide it so you are always applying small feedings and not all at once and it gets leached out and it's starving for 3 weeks. If that makes sense.

Yeah that makes sense. Thanks for the info. Yeah they'll have holes at the bottom with a layer of gravel for proper drainage.

I've got a compost bin going which has a good bit ready for the garden and some extra bags of leaves to mix with the first couple batches of lawn clippings. I'm guessing compost alone isn't enough to provide adequate nutrients to the soil but do you think I should adjust my fertilizer regiment at all knowing I'll be adding compost periodically?

I have always bought pepper plants in the 6 packs. 2 years ago I could not find them at Lowes or HD. Last year I found them but not this year. I don't need the larger plants. The smaller ones have always done well for me. I figured 2 years ago I was just late buying plants and they sold out. I am not paying $5/plant so while I might be a little late starting them I planted some seeds in planters I saved from last year. Hopefully they sprout and grow.

Decided that with an overcast day tomorrow it’s time to get the peppers and tomatoes planted. I’m glad they’re finally in the ground.

Hey Derek, what do you use for squash bugs? I have fought these things every single summer and so far I'm batting about .100 against them! Any and all help is greatly apprecicated!

Main garden is planted. Starting tobacco in 6 weeks hoping to harvest and cure in October.

Your peach trees are always on point. Did you get enough chill hours this year? What's growing in the trays?