The first swale

So, here we managed to make our first swale, which will be part of a big network of swales.

This will decrease the need for extra irrigation; in fact the rainwater will be captured in these swales, which will be connected with one another and will hold the water much longer into our garden and reduce dramatically the need for irrigation. In case of heavy rain, the vegetables will not get waterlogged.
This whole system takes a bit of time to set up, and in the longer time, it will save us on water usage dramatically.

We planted 2 dwarf cavendish banana plants along the swale, one mulberry tree and a tamarillo tree. In between, there is space for vegetables.