hugelkultur

In this video Mark shows us how you can fill a raised bed without using soil... and plant directly in it! :thumbsup: How have you filled your raised beds, and what is your favourite technique? Handy tip! Want to talk to Mark directly? Did you know that there is another way, outside the forum...

As shown, the logs have decomposed beautifully over the years. The remaining sticks and wooden bits show how they act as a sponge, holding on to moisture. It shows the improvements it's done to the soil over the years. Added tip: Your bed may experience some sinkage over the years as the wood...

G'day all, I know I haven't been very active lately but I'm still lurking when I get a chance. I'm on leave atm, and uni has wrapped up for the year so we know what that means! Building time. So I present to you, my latest sorta hugelkultur raised bed. As you can see in the before pic, next...

Hi, all! I am in Colorado, USA, and I stumbled upon Self Sufficient Me with the hugelkultur video when Mark tore the bed apart showing what happened after so many years. I was hooked after that and all I was looking for was different ways to compost. Its summer time here and today we built our...

Hi All, Ben here. Just started setting up some raised beds us I g the Hugelkulture approach. Im wondering if anyone has tried using cardboard as a fill media. I thought it would be great to use the boxes my raised beds came in.

With the arrival of my 2nd child last Tuesday, I've got some time to get some jobs ticked off. I needed to repair a cracked pipe and put in a retaining wall to stop my yard flooding during the heavy winter rains but my local council won't let me put it close enough to the fence without approval...