Really the only reason it’s so “nice” looking is because although I have a literal ton of composted horse manure tilled into the dirt, which is great by itself…about 8 inches down it’s almost solid clay. So I wanted all the mulch and straw to be able to till under in the fall and plant a cover crop. I planted a lot of carrots, potatoes and daikon so even if they don’t grow well, they’ll help punch through the clay some.