Hugelkultur in a Nutshell
- Hugelkultur basically means “hill culture” in German.
- Hugelkultur has been practiced in Europe for a long time and it is considered to be a very sustainable method of gardening.
- In layman’s terms? A hugelkultur bed is just a big pile of rotting wood. And then you plant stuff on top. It’s a permanent bed and gets better with age.
- Over time, the wood decomposes and creates a sponge-like bed underneath. This holds in moisture and produces lots of nutrients.
Why I am Loving Hugelkultur so Far
1. There doesn’t really seem to be a right or wrong way to do it. That is totally my style.2. It requires less water than other gardening methods. Some sources I’ve read say that they only have to water established beds a couple times per summer.
3. It uses up stuff I have laying around my yard.
4. It was totally FUN to build
I started with a small bed to see how it goes and I decided to keep it level with the ground as I dont want a hill in the back yard. So we first dug the trench.
Then a put in some cut up tree trunks a had laying around. They were painted before as I used them on a kiddies party.
Then added some sticks all around.
Then some branches and garden ruble I wanted to get rid of.
And some leaves.
Finally topped it with soil. I will let it sit for a week or two and then cover with shadow netting cloth and then plant strawberries.
I am super exited to see how it's going to work, and it was such a fun project to do with the kids.
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