Where I grew up, we had a decent-sized lot that bordered a vacant field to the back. I decided to use some of that field for a garden, which I researched and designed. Here's the diagram I used to decide the dimensions, layout, and position of different types of crops.
I'm in the process of curing myself of my packrat ways, at least in the physical sense. I'm going through my many boxes of stuff collected over the years and scanning what can be scanned digitally and throwing out as much as possible. This section of the web site features some of those scanned items. Eventually, I'll get everything integrated in the main autobiography articles.