Paul, Thank you for the tour! It's great to see such well maintained gardens, and I love the use of those cattle panels. I doubt if they can be found around here. Wonderful neighborhood you live in!
Cheshirecat, Sadly, the SW is in such a horrible drought that nobody can afford to water these days. I'm in a mobile home park, so most of my garden is in pots. Even so, I'm starting to re-evaluate my in ground gardens, and go to drought tolerant plants. I've given up on chilis as they just don't do well in pots and I can buy them at the market (probably from NM), . The only thing I insist on growing is tomatoes, and they don't do much better, but at least they taste like tomatoes, and aren't crunchy like the market ones, even if they are small. Keep praying for el nino!