Sentences with phrase «hugelkultur raised bed»

Some time ago I posted on hugelkultur raised bed gardening — an initially labor intensive method of growing that involves burying massive amounts of woody biomass underneath your growing bed, providing a long - term release of nutrients and a greatly increased water - storage capacity as the materials slowly rot down.

Next up is a fun interview that Paul Wheaton — the same guy who brought us videos on moldy hay as lawn fertilizer, environmentalists» over-obsession with native species, and making seed balls for no - till farming — conducted with Mark Van Der Meer on his accidental hugelkultur raised bed, and the stunning results it has achieved.

Head on over to Permaculture Magazine for more on hugelkultur raised beds and other green gardening solutions.

I'd love to hear from any readers who have tried hugelkultur raised beds.

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Now Permaculture Magazine also has a short piece on how to build small - scale hugelkultur beds by one UK permaculturist who is emptying his raised beds and filling them with firewood.

I've posted a video by Paul Wheaton on how to build «hugelkultur» raised beds before.

Developed by Austrian hill farmer Sepp Holzer, hugelkultur at its simplest is a process of piling up logs, brush and other carbon - dense biomass, and then building up raised bed gardens over the top of those piles using top soil and compost.