16 raised beds, each 4 × 8 ft, in production. Separate from the berry beds (those are larger, 4 × 16 ft, in a dedicated berry layout). The vegetable beds run on Zone 2 of the irrigation system.
- Beds: 16 × (4 × 8 ft) — sized for reach-from-either-side cultivation; no walking inside the bed.
- Spacing: standard walking paths between beds.
- Soil: raised-bed mix; topped up annually with finished compost.
- Sunlight: full sun for most beds (specific shaded beds noted where applicable).
Zone 2 — Netafim Techline CV — 17mm tubing, 0.53 GPH emitters at 12" spacing, run on the surface under mulch. Each bed gets its own lateral with an individual Twist Lock Start Connector that has a built-in shutoff, so beds can be isolated for replanting or repair without affecting the rest of the zone.
Head assembly per zone: Spigot → GHT-NPT adapter → 120-mesh disc filter → 25 PSI pressure regulator → YoLink YS5012 valve → 3/4" mainline. The YoLink valve is reachable from Home Assistant on the farm LAN (192.168.0.10) — schedule changes happen there.
Vegetable plantings flow into farmdb the same way other plantings do — plants table (individual physical plants where each has its own row + GPS link) and plantings table (batch / planning records). Field dictation via Just Press Record + Whisper turns “dash planted Beauregard sweet potatoes in bed 7” into a row in TASKS.md and later a farm_log_planting entry.
See the Planting Calendar for what should be going in when, and the Harvest Calendar for picking windows.