Lenzenhuber Farms

12/27/2015

Hugel bed view south to north. Branches in upper right are from a cypress tree in the south end of the hugel bed. This garden will be planted with asparagus, garlic and many other vegetables. Along the ridge will be planted paw paw trees and other fruit trees, apples,pears,cherries, etc

12/27/2015

Hugel bed last winter. Resting after getting covered with topsoil and manure/compost.

12/27/2015

Hugel bed trees are in and covered with manure and topsoil.

12/27/2015

Hugel bed receiving some nursery trees and smaller trees we cleared from the fields.

12/27/2015

Hugel bed moving along.

12/27/2015

Loading Hugel bed with logs and large chunks of wood. Followed by increasingly smaller pieces as it fills up. Logs branches, smaller branches, wood chips, mulch, straw/hay, topsoil, compost/manure.

12/27/2015

Hugel bed trench is dug and have begun placing logs in the bottom.
This wood will soak up ground water and hold it there through the summer for plant roots to grow down to and suck up during dry spells.

12/27/2015

Beginning to dig the trench. Skipped over spot where gas line goes into house from propane tank. Trench will be 24-30" deep x 150' long.

12/27/2015

Hugel bed construction; Sighting in to dig trench on the contour just east of my house. This hugelkultur bed will become a productive vegetable garden for us.

12/27/2015

12/27/2015

Our mulefoot hogs enjoying acorns from the bur oak tree in front of the house!
They love acorns!

10/10/2015

Call and place your order now for our chemical - free pastured pork.
Whole half or by the cut.
Call Roland @ 636-357-5426.