crop rotation – second year in the color garden

bed-second-year-2

In classic professional garding crop rotation is part of the strategy. In our color garden in spain we try to understand the local conditions by trial and error including the knowledge of the people helping and supporting the color garden unit.

After Mariella has left us, also the knowledge about a lot of plants and rearing disappeared.
We focused on maintaining the existing long-standing shrubs and trees and to improve the infrastructure of individual beds.
Clean around ways embarrassed mending the stone rings, soil improvement, which aqueducts, protect with straw the surface were the first steps.

preparomg the bed

In the next step we will set up new plants for a little bit of self-sufficiency, especially salads and vegetables.