Because of the irregular terrain created by volcanoes and subsequent erosion of the valley, our zones stretch and contort in curious ways. Zone 0 House and Immediate Surroundings (~5 meters radius around house) Compost Bins Nursery Greenhouse Window Sills Potted plants on front porch awaiting planting Zone 1 Area Above Canal and Below Roadway (~25 meters radius around house) Fruit Trees in Zone 1 Banana x 7 Lemon x 1 Grapefruit x 1 Tangerine x 1 Mandarin x 1 Sweet Orange (bahia?) x 1 Raised Bed Gardens Below House Raised Bed Gardens In ‘Bowl’ South of House Raised Bed Gardens Behind/Above House Greenhouse/Retaining Wall Chayote Patches Zone 2 Area Below Canal, Along Roadway, Julia Land and Chicken Orchards Fruit Trees in Zone 2 Banana x 150 Apple x 2 Fig x 7 Loquat x 5 Plum x 3 Custard Apple x 5 Chestnut x 2 Tree Tomato x 5 Lime x 3 Valencia Late Orange x 1 Blood Orange x 1 Sweet Orange (bahia?) x 3 Lemon x 3
Building an edible jungle on the Island of Flowers in the Azores