North view of the garden
(Approach from the house.)
1 row, Akito cucumbers, 2 rows of Miyashige daikon, (L-R),
Rouge Vif d'Etampes pumpkin, closest mound, Musquee de Provence squash, furthest mound
New addition to the existing lava rock wall,
the rear and closest walls were built to raise the level
of the planting area. Trying to create a raised bed effect.
South bird's-eye view of the garden
Garden plan/map showing locations of vegetable rows, lava rock walls, and existing trees
Excavating a Garden in Kula
Good evening, Pumpkinistas,
Kula, translated loosely from Hawaiian, means a plain. It doesn't mention the number of rocks that are in that plain. There are a lot. The preparation of this small, 6' X 25', lava rock wall garden took my father and me about 5 hours because of the bountiful number of rocks in the soil. To help build up the soil, I covered the planting area with horse manure, brought up from the lower pasture.
The eastern wall was originally made by my great-grandmother, who passed away in 1976, at the age of 103. So, it's probably over a hundred years old now. I added the L-shaped addition you see above.
Because of the limited space, there was room for one row of Akito cucumbers, two rows of Miyashige daikon radishes, a couple of mounds of pumpkins, and four mounds of "Sweetie" cherry tomatoes planted under the temporary fence.
For specific details, please refer to the garden plan/map.
