# Garden beds Crop rotation for the four raised beds behind the shed, following the legume, brassica, root, fruit order so the beds rest every fourth year. - Bed one: legumes after the last frost date clears the soil. - Bed two: heavy feeders get a top dressing of compost in spring. - Bed three: roots only, no manure or the carrots fork. - Bed four: fruiting crops staked and watered at the base. The irrigation line is one drip tape per bed on a fifteen minute timer, and the mulch goes back on after every harvest rather than once a season.