Gardening

My backyard faces east. I put the raised beds against the north fence, facing south to get more light. Confused yet? lol.

I've thought about training squash and pumpkin vines to go vertical, but the plant itself still takes up a lot of room. I'm going to train my cucumbers...if I can find something for them to climb (all our garden places are sold out or don't have what I'm looking for). I might get some more raised beds next year...I'll be going back to work soon (currently f/t student, almost done) so will be able to afford the ready-made fancy kind, LOL. I love the beds my dad made though. I just want to get some other shapes and then landscape my backyard, which is currently just sod that the builder put in. Oh, I did plant some scarlet runner beans in my front flowerbed because I have a porch with a railing that it can climb up. Maybe when all the bushes the builder's landscaper put in die (2 died this winter, despite good care) I'll try a squash plant surrounded by flowers or something, LOL. There's no homeowners association here or anything, so why not squash in the front where I have room?