A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum hello! just started a raised vegetable garden in San Fran

hello there -
I am new and just wanted to say hello.
I moved to San Francisco around 3 years ago now I just finally, last month, was able to move into an apartment with a backyard and ample space for a garden.
I am quite excited as I have not been able to garden for many years now!

Two weekends ago i spent time preparing my bed:

My soil was quite alkaline so I added 2 bags of peat moss and 2 bags of redwood compost. I also added in 3 bags of planting soil because i didn't have enough dirt to fill my raised beds.

I did all this 2 weekends ago now. I bought a variety of vegetables and tried to plant them all according to their specifications.
The spot the bed is in, gets around 5 hours direct sunlight (it is the sunniest spot I have) it is right in the middle of my yard, and the reason I only get 5 hours is because there are 2-3 story buildings on either side of me.

It has been two weeks since I planted the veggies and nothing is really growing, but my main concern is my strawberries because they are actually wilting pretty badly. (I posted a help topic in the fruit section, so I wont go into it here!) I covered my bed with weed fabric to try and keep the warmth in (it gets chilly here in SF)

http://www.blarg.cc/~jtm/whole_garden.jpg

Anyway I am excited, and I hope to get on the right track soon.

welcome, sounds like your off to a good start already

Hi and welcome Amalia....give it some time. It's a shock for plants to be changed from a green house to the outside temps....and seeds can take a while to germinate and sprout.