1st time home ownership... Thoughts?

I only have plans for one small patch of drought resistant grass, and it will only be "watered" when I rinse my kayak and fishing gear over it.

Other than that, we will try to stick with drought-resistant native plants.

Raised veggie beds will be heavily mulched to retain moisture and set up with drip irrigation as needed.

There will be MANY things ahead of landscaping in our list of priorities, but it'll be nice to get outside and pick away at it when I need a break from the other stuff.

If you clean your fish at home put the scraps (and some kelp cuttings) in a covered bucket of water for a couple of days then water your plants with it. No more than 2-3 days though, I forgot about my bucket one time and after a couple weeks I was unpleasantly reminded.

Interesting. I've never tried it that way. I usually just dig holes and bury my carcasses and scraps around the garden. I also do kelp and alfalfa meal teas for the veggies, along with lots of home made compost and worm castings.