This was Cielo Verde's First Bed it is made using No Till or Sheet mulching aka Lasagna Gardening Technique. We began it in January, and had great results. We're finishing up our first season with plenty of Roma and Beefsteak Tomato's, Pumpkin, Cucumbers, Basil and Hot Peppers. The pictures pretty much sums it up. This bed "The horse Shoe Bed" is going to become a perennial flower, butterfly and herb patch..
This is the Back House Beds. They are designed using the double digging technique also known as bio intensive. Since the soil in this area was covered for more than 5 years and was super hard and compacted we tweaked the rules on double digging and completed the beds our own way. We dug out the entire bed and mixed it with horse manure and on site compost. This is what we got! This area receives more shade than needed for veggies so it will be used for greens and herbs. (above)
These are the newest and biggest beds. There are 6, 5x75ft beds. This is where we'll grow the bulk of the food for the CSA. These beds were made using the traditional tilling style, and are 6 inch deep and 4 inch up made with compost, manure and mulch. This growing area has a living fence around it made with Dracena's aka Makaco here in Puerto Rico.
Herb Spiral: A classic style of an herb bed.
