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The Answer Is.....HugelkulturEver since we took out the filberts last summer I have struggled with moving plants I wanted to save and how best to transition this 15' x 20' section of yard. A rich man would have had the stumps ground down and all the wood hauled off or neatly put into proper lengths for the wood stove and stacked. Well that is not going to happen. Filbert remnants ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Stumps covered ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Right now we are living with the ugly. I am pawning off fern leaf bleeding hearts by the box load and watching out for filbert sprouts from the stumps. Luckily one of the stumps was dead from the filbert blight. Unfortunately the other two are languishing under covers of cardboard, dirt and logs too long to go in the wood stove. Having a little vacation from work has provided me with opportunities to actually read some of the blogs I subscribe to and there was my answer (big, huge smile from ear to ear). A blog by Erica entitled "Half-Ass Hugelkultur". http://www.nwedible.com/2012/03/half-ass-hugelkultur.html Hers was the spark that lead to checking out this idea. Wonder of wonders I already have the base started. I now have a vision for the area...well still half baked, but the idea is developing. I'll continue to mull over the logistics, but everything I have read makes perfect sense. Now like Erica I will have to find a way to pretty it up after the foundation is laid. Maybe bricks to outline the base and definitely mulch to cover the top surface. Humm...what are your gardening plans for this summer? Last edited: Sat May 17, 2014 3:31 pm This blog entry has been viewed 447 times
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Nothing as huge as yours but I intend, with a little help, to eradicate once and for all the unwanted plants in the garden. I have a whole greenhouse of now stuff I want to get in. They are far more bee and butterfly friendly that some of the ones I have now.
I know about this concept and there are variations in technique and purpose.
Very interesting Jewell. I've never heard of this. It looks like a lot of work, but it may be fun for you to give it a try.
Eileen I will keep you posted. I have some concerns because of city wildlife but will closely monitor the pile.
I used something like this to build the shade bed on the north side of the house. Took two years for the sticks and assorted clippings to decompose enough to plant in it so things were in pots for that time. But now there is a good 5 inches of plantable soil there.
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