Exactly! Nature works better with time than me :))
and there's really no system exactly, my small shady backyard is a real mess :)
The big pine (as old as me) is taking over, that's why I started making a little home forest instead with some trees and medicinal plants :) Used to grow more veggies and fruits before...
There are some sunnier patches here and there. On a 1 story roof some space is available too, where I've made one my last test composts :)
First year was not able to produce tomatoes, but this year the soil was better :)
Have some thyme and edible weeds there :) I suppose next year could plant some veggies again :)
Visualizing a new bigger place with variety of environments ~ a lot of sun and maybe a river nearby... ;)