... and I swear: it tastes better! Because it contains your own dedication. The best spice ;-))
Like @bambuka, I think your soil is very sandy and dried out. I think you could benefit from deep beds, as are sometimes common in Morocco: the beds are created in excavated depressions where the water can collect and accumulate...
You are right: the soil here is saline and sandy. Not very fertile,b if you ask me. But we have a resolution to try to grow these vegetables without fertilisers and (hopefully pesticides). Let's see!
I haven't seen anything like this here. If it were a solution, people might have tried it out. And also the vegetables don't need to be immersed in water? Or do they?
We don't have a water supply problem here. There’s a nearby canal with a system that supports irrigation in the area. Although we don't use it in our house but the vicinity benefits from it.
Thanks for paying a visit to my garden. It makes me so happy :)))