Forty dollars on bags of soil last spring was the last time I did that. This year I’m filling a new raised bed with branches, leaves, and yard debris that’s been piling up since November. A hugelkultur bed costs almost nothing and improves every year.
Hugelkultur beds sound complicated but they’re really just buried wood piles that feed and water your garden for years. Here’s how they work, what to use, and the one mistake to avoid in year one.
The Pacific Northwest practically builds hugelkultur beds for you every winter. Fallen branches, soggy leaves, free organic material everywhere. Here’s how to bury it all under your raised bed and let it work for you all summer long.