Hey @owasco,
That's really unfortunate about the pests, I wonder what they were. I've seen them in greenhouses but I just can't seem to remember what they're called, if it's even the same pest. Looks like some kind of mite and a nasty one.

Your vegetative growth was astounding though and it looks like you still produced very well!

I just recently discovered the mustard greens in a micro form and am planning to order some of the full size greens soon. They are so delicious. I have to be careful I don't run out of space haha.

The peppers are very perplexing to me, in terms of why yours or your neighbors did not produce. I've never grown peppers outdoors so I don't want to make any assumptions here. Maybe they needed more water or nutrients, I really don't know, but I am curious to know, were they producing any flowers? Were leaves dropping a lot?

If the answer is no to both of those questions, perhaps they were underwatered and/or nutrient deficient. I kind of doubt nutrient deficiency was the culprit because of how much lush growth the rest of your garden incurred.

With all the recent changes in your life and everything you've been through in such a short time, this garden shows how amazing of a woman you are, because most people couldn't grow a garden like that on their best day.

Can't wait to see what you do next year.
Thanks for sharing with us! :)