The other idea was to level out and border the whole bed, it seems as though there is a slight slope toward the tallest part of the retaining wall that may do well to be filled in with dirt and just level out across the whole bed. The problem with that is that I would have to be walking on the bed a lot and compacting the soil but I guess there are ways to get around that too. The green lines are there to indicate where rows would be. Everything's a little curved because it's a panoramic picture and it's a little wonky.:)

Looks like a nice sunny spot! When does that shade hit the tomato area?

I'd go with plan A because its your first year in this location, and you will learn about the characteristics of each area as you grow this season. Plus, it's more exciting to get planting right away then to get involved in construction/terraforming projects that take too long and end up delaying your planting - believe me I've done this several years.

I'd just get a whole bunch of compost and get going :)

~emmers

That would be the obvious concern to me to - all that shade on the tomatoes.

Dave