Tropical Zone Gardening: An Adventure in Beautiful Bali, 1 by Islandshari

Islandshari wrote:
A legend says that in payment for the ideal growing conditions the people would have to give half of their harvest to the gods when all the harvesting is done. Therefore, each farmer starts a new sewah before harvesting an existing one. This way, harvesting is never "done". Clever folks. They also practice crop rotation, so you will see corn, beans, herbs and flowers interspersed amoung the rice paddies.