Creating Tiers & Turning Soil Before Planting!

Plot #19 is at the very top of the Garden, on somewhat of a slope & also in a shady spot... So I thought it would be a good idea to construct a few tiers to allow for the placement of plants that needed more or less sun! I noticed that a lot of other gardeners had sectioned off their plots & it seemed to make it easier to get around the plants & for watering purposes...

Here's a picture of my boyfriend Nate & I, after a few hours of shoveling dirt and constructing the tiers with scrap pieces of wood we found around the garden... We also turned the soil with some horse manure we got from a friend in Waimanalo. We decided to do this before putting any of our plants in the ground, to ensure it had enough nutrients in the soil!




Here is a link to find out more info about obtaining your own Community Garden Plot:

http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/hbg/crgp.htm

There are 10 Community Garden's across the island of Oahu!