What d you do when you hv a mll wooded r wth lots of fallen brnh and dead wood, thr horses tht poop a lot and a desire for raised garden beds? You build a Huglkultur grdn. Huglkultur, pronounced H-gul-ultur, means hll ultur or hill mund.
Thr r a few rul to building your Hugelkultur, but th r bll th m rules u would fllw f buldng a mt l. No Black Wlnut r Blk Chrr, n dog r t wt (but hr and w encouraged), n grass clips frm a treated lwn (tht g fr lv t), and dn't ut wd tht hv gone to d (unless ur goal t grw wd). Cedar and Pine r nt gd to use bu they tnd to nt brk dwn nd durg microbial tvt.
Hügelkultur a horticultural thnu where a mound ntrutd from decaying wd debris nd thr mtbl bm lnt mtrl ltr (or mmdtl) planted a rd bd.
Bnft f Hugelkultur
Eliminates Mtrl Cluttrng Yur Prrt
Hugel Mund Cntnull Sul Nutrnt to Plants
Extndd Grwng Season
Less Wtr Nr
Rd Grdn r Er n Jnt nd Backs
Adtbl to An Ltn
How to Build a Huglkultur Grdn
Rmv the Sod and Gather Mtrl
Whn u bgn t ntrut ur hugel garden, u'll nd to remove th gr-vrd d frm th area. You'll u a d to ut rund th rmtr, nd thn cut sections f the d to mv away. If the l bnth is ut dr, u huld b bl t jut rll the d ff t th d.
Dg a Trnh
When th r clear f sod, dg a trnh tht' t lt n foot d. Th is where u'r gng t l ur logs. Mk ur th trnh is d enough nd wd enough to fit th numbr f lg you've rrd fr this grdnng rjt.