My Compost bed

So I decided to surround my compost pile with logs, and then cover the whole thing in dirt. here is the result. So far it has rained a couple times, but has not rained in a while and the plants which I planted are still growing.

I planted an albizia tree on the top. There is some corn growing around the edges and on top, and some other vegtables growing around. I also planted some indian heliotrope, and some staghorn sumac.

It will be interesting to see how this develops, and how things grow, or don't during the winter.

Sounds like what you have done is a Growing mound or Hugel Kulture mound as they are called these days. Good work.