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| raised bed placed against a sunny wall |
Hugelkultur is a very old practice originating from Germany that allowed people to grow food in abundance, without the need of irrigation. The buried wood and other bits of compostable material in hugelkultur beds create a fungal-rich base that retains water and provides essential nutrients to the plants growing in the bed.
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| first layer of apple wood cuttings |
Paul has filled the base of his structure with apple
wood cuttings and old cardboard, covered with a layer of topsoil. This will break down over the winter months
and he will add the strawberry plants in the spring. It looks very smart and I shall look forward
to a bumper strawberry crop next year.
It's an interesting and clever method, I'll read more about it and maybe try here.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good way to get rid of any old wood or other rough compost.
DeleteHow clever- and good looking too!
ReplyDeletePaul or the trough?
DeleteLooks great, looking forward to your photo's next year of the bumper crop.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sunny spot so I think they will ripen well.
DeleteIt looks like a trough to me.
ReplyDeleteNot just any old trough though, it's a Hugelkultur Trough.
DeleteLooks good. My Strawberry plants were in two old wheelbarrows, but after this year's heat and drought, I think they're all dead.
ReplyDeleteThey might recover, strawberries are quite resilient.
DeleteThe foresight of gardeners always impresses me. It looks like a good place for Rick to cock his leg on as well.
ReplyDeleteThat part of the garden is out of bounds!
DeleteWhat a brilliant idea! I haven't forgotten my resolve to use your idea to grow new potatoes next year.
ReplyDeleteMy garden needs a major overhaul, having been designed, and laid, at a time when we had three fair-sized dogs. They spent most of their time careering round like mad things, so the vast expanse of gravel was ideal. I'm now looking at taking up the gravel and laying some areas with artificial grass. Naff, I know, but real grass doesn't grow well here and takes too much water.
I think artificial grass will look better than parched, brown grass and dusty soil. Our grass here seems to be coping quite well with Rick at the moment.
DeleteWhen we lived in the UK, our oldest Labrador's one aim in life was to dig up as much of the lawn as possible - before we caught him at it !
DeleteI shall be interested to see how this progresses - have never heard of this method before.
ReplyDeleteI'm just looking forward to eating the strawberries!
DeleteClever Paul, I put my strawberries in a pot and they went really well. Now I have violas in it!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you put your strawberry plants? Or have you got both in the pot?
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