In reading the CARDI publication "Hot Pepper Production Manual for Trinidad and Tobago" I came across the mention of "cambered beds." There's a tiny embedded image which I can't really make out, and a Google image search returns only the sort of beds one sleeps in. The dictionary on my Mac defines camber as "a slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface." Any knowledge or ideas of cambered beds?
I saw an image somewhere on the web of the CPI garden where the rows seemed to be wider and taller than usual, with an actual furrow at the crest. I have been moving toward this type of garden, as it combines the advantages of raised beds, such as good drainage and ease of watering, with the economy and simplicity of construction of traditional garden rows.
Anyway, that's how I'm building my garden this year, except the rows will be taller and wider, and with more organic material, than those in the CPI images. We have high rainfall here in the spring, but it gets extremely hot and dry by midsummer. Also, the soil horizon consists of 6 inches or so of nice loose sand atop an impermeable clay hardpan.
I will document with photos here on the board.
I saw an image somewhere on the web of the CPI garden where the rows seemed to be wider and taller than usual, with an actual furrow at the crest. I have been moving toward this type of garden, as it combines the advantages of raised beds, such as good drainage and ease of watering, with the economy and simplicity of construction of traditional garden rows.
Anyway, that's how I'm building my garden this year, except the rows will be taller and wider, and with more organic material, than those in the CPI images. We have high rainfall here in the spring, but it gets extremely hot and dry by midsummer. Also, the soil horizon consists of 6 inches or so of nice loose sand atop an impermeable clay hardpan.
I will document with photos here on the board.