15/12/2023
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HUGELKULTUR – WHY A HUGEL BED COULD WORK FOR YOU
Hugelkultur, pronounced hoo-gul-culture, means hill culture or hill mound.
Instead of putting branches, leaves and grass clippings in bags by the curbside for the bin men… build a hugel bed. Simply mound logs, branches, leaves, grass clippings, straw, cardboard, petroleum-free newspaper, manure, compost or whatever other biomass you have available, top with soil and plant your veggies.
The advantages of a hugel bed are many, including:
* A consistent source of long-term nutrients for the plants
* The composting wood generates heat which should extend the growing season
* Increased soil aeration
* Increased water retention
* Sequester carbon into the soil.
https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/the-many-benefits-of-hugelkultur