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[https://permacultureplants.com/hugelkultur-raised-beds/ by Elizabeth Waddington PermaculturePlants]

Hugelkultur draws on traditional practices to allow us to create raised beds with a number of benefits for plants, and for us. In this guide, we will introduce you to this concept, and its benefits, and help you successfully implement this idea where you live.

=====How I created a 'hügelkultur' bed, using free and recycled materials to save money on soil=====

[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-23/filling-raised-garden-beds-on-a-budget-huegelkultur/103488548 by Koren Helbig 22/2/24 ABC]

Devised in Austria centuries ago, hügelkultur involves stacking piles of old wood and other garden prunings into a soil-covered mound, creating raised beds that purportedly 'take care of themselves'.

After building four raised veggie beds in my backyard, I baulked at buying in loads of costly soil and compost to fill them.

=====Hugelculture: Mother Nature’s Magical Garden Bed=====

[https://ucanr.edu/blog/uc-master-gardeners-san-mateo-san-francisco-counties/article/hugelculture-mother-natures by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 13/9/22]

“Hugelculture?” The name (pronounced “hoo-gull kul-toor”) sounds like it might be a

new type of yogurt or maybe an exotic fermented beverage but it's neither of those

things. “Hügel” is the German word for hill or mound and Hügelkultur (hugelculture in

English) is a term for a unique way of growing plants in rounded, above-ground beds.

=====HUGELKULTUR: The Ultimate Raised Bed=====

[https://sentinelinternet.com/2019/07/26/hugelkultur-the-ultimate-raised-bed/ by Sue Ercolini 26/7/19 SENTINEL]

Just about the time you think you have heard or seen it all when it comes to gardening, someone like Maggie comes along and throws you a curve…Hugelkultur! Now, Hugelkultur falls somewhere within that thing called ´permaculture gardening´ that cities are incorporating into city gardens and nuance organic farmers use for growing their crops and raising their livestock. In short, it uses organic gardening practices but goes beyond just that. It integrates our garden with our relationship to our environment.

=====Hugelkultur Information: Tips On Using The Hugelkultur System=====

[https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/urban/hugelkultur-information.htm by Bonnie L. Grant 8/8/21 Gardening]

A hugelkultur system is an excellent way to harvest and recycle any woody materials and organic debris around the garden. This method allows you to clean up any piles in the yard while building soil fertility, improving drainage, and enhancing moisture retention. Hugelkulture garden beds also tend to be warmer than even raised beds for early crop starting. What is a hugelkulture bed? It is a traditional eastern European gardening method that starts out with a pile of logs and branches. Read on for more hugelkulture information.

=====How To Plant Up A Hugelkultur Bed=====

[https://www.ruralsprout.com/plant-up-a-hugelkultur-bed/ by Elizabeth Waddington 23/4/20 RURAL SPROUT]

But now spring has sprung, it is a good time to further populate this growing area. I’ve put together this new article to share my experiences and help others learn how to plant up a hugelkultur bed.

The first thing to mention is that you do not have to wait before planting into a hugelkultur mound that you have created. I only waited to fully plant up in this instance because I undertook the work in fall.

=====Hugelkultur: The Ultimate Raised Garden Bed=====

[https://www.treehugger.com/hugelkultur-the-ultimate-raised-garden-bed-4863030 by Ramon Gonzalez 12/10/20 Treehugger]

Hugelkultur is a funny-sounding German word — which roughly translates to "mound culture" — for a gardening and farming technique with some serious devotees. It's all the rage with permaculture enthusiasts who have been busy "planting" the technique in the minds of gardeners through online forums.

=====Create Raised Bed Gardens with Hugelkultur=====

[https://www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/hugelkultur by Melinda Myers 27/1/18 Milorganite]

Don’t let poor soil stop you from gardening. Create a raised bed of nutrient rich garden soil with Hugelkultur. Convert garden debris such as twigs, branches, logs and leaves into a garden ready for spring planting.

And when you garden in a raised bed filled with this great soil you’ve created; you can extend the growing season and conserve moisture with less weeding and bending.

=====Hugelkultur Garden: What It Is & How To Make One=====

[https://berriesandbarnacles.com/hugelkultur-garden-what-it-is-how-to-make-one/ by Emillie Parrish 12/3/25 BERRIES and BARNACLES]

I first learned about hugelkultur gardening when I worked as a coordinator for a school gardening program delivered at six local schools. One of the gardens had three beautiful hugelkultur gardens perfectly designed for children. They had mixed crops of strawberries, kale, and calendula. Everything was self-seeding and self-propagating. It was perfect.

=====What is hugelkultur gardening? Try something new in your raised beds this year=====

[https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/what-is-hugelkultur-gardening by Thomas Rutter 30/3/24 HOMES & GARDENS]

This innovative gardening technique is today gaining popularity with those gardeners seeking novel and sustainable ways to grow fruit and vegetables. So, if you are seeking permaculture gardening projects, or if you are environmentally minded and seeking unique raised bed ideas this year, why not try the centuries-old approach of hugelkultur gardening?

=====How to Grow a Hugelkultur Garden=====

[https://www.thenaturelifeproject.com/hugelkultur/ by Monica Mansfield 4/10/17 the nature]

Hugelkultur, pronounced hoo-gul-culture, is a German word for “hill culture.” It is a method of gardening that has been used in Germany and Eastern Europe for centuries. Essentially, it is a pile of decomposing wood covered in soil that creates a mound you can plant in. It is a common permaculture practice that mimics the nutrient cycling that happens in nature.

=====Hugelkultur raised bed garden from start to finish=====

[https://savanagarden.com/blogs/raised-beds-gardening-blog/hugelkultur-raised-bed-garden-from-start-to-finish?srsltid=AfmBOopBvXHGMbMjKDxIi0p6x3EeaqdVu3rvxiaH_bE2bCE8uDdRf_sN by SAVANA]

Hugelkultur High Bed offers the best of both worlds. When you build a giant kultur bed, you use wood to fill your raised bed with less than half the material. Other materials, such as grass clippings, food scraps, coffee grounds, etc., can be used to fill around the wood to speed up its decomposition process. On top of all this, you will add your preferred planting mix.

=====What is Hügelkultur?=====

[https://earthhaven.ca/what-is-hugelkultur/ by EARTH HAVEN FARM 25/5/25]

Hügelkultur (usually transliterated into English as “hugelkultur”) is a method of gardening that has been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, often as part of a broader permaculture system. Hügelkultur is a mound bed or mound culture. It is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later planted as a raised bed. Considered a permaculture practice, advocates claim that the technique helps to improve soil fertility, water retention, and soil warming, thus benefitting plants grown on or near such mounds.

=====What the Heck Is Hugelkultur?=====

[https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/garden-styles-and-types/what-the-heck-is-hugelkultur by Julie Martens Forney HGTV]

When you build a hugelkultur bed, you layer materials, just like when you put together a compost pile. By layering carbon-rich brown materials (logs, branches, brush), which decompose slowly, with nitrogen-rich greens (weeds, grass clippings) and manure, which decompose quickly, you create a planting bed that’s self-tilling and full of air pockets that help plant roots thrive.

=====Creating a Hugelkultur Raised Garden Bed – Lessons Learned=====

[https://compostcollective.org.nz/hugelkultur-lessons-learned/ by Compost Collective 15/6/20]

I would have turfed a bigger base for my hugelkultur bed, turfing at least one extra spade width on each side of the bed, maybe two, I also would have dug long turfs one spade blade wide, with not too much soil attached, so they could easily cover the logs and would stay in place. My turfs were too small and thick and were difficult to position on my steep hugelkultur base.

I also would have kept my turfs separate from my topsoil. I put all of mine on the same tarpaulin to begin with and separated them later.

=====Hugelkultur Raised Bed vs. Traditional: Which Is Better for Your Garden?=====

[https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/hugelkultur-raised-bed/?srsltid=AfmBOorD1yuIS1U3-RdDApmrSMrle2LsBuNjmpHag6aLerfsMHrbZAau by Katy Willis 23/9/23 familyhandyman]

Hugelkultur is my favorite method of growing. It’s easy, great for the environment, doesn’t require digging and produces a beautiful, sustainable, productive garden bed. It’s like an extreme version of composting in place, and it’s a really good way to start with permaculture techniques.

=====What Is Hugelkultur?=====

[https://greentumble.com/what-is-hugelkultur#google_vignette by Greentumble 8/6//16]

Hugelkultur, translated as “hill culture” in the German language, is a sustainable agriculture technique that uses woody materials, such as logs and twigs to grow a garden or a farm. Essentially, hugelkultur is nothing more than wood buried in soil that you grow plants on top of. These plants can consist of plants of all sorts, including annual and biennial vegetables and herbs, and perennial plants such as fruit trees. Hugelkultur beds can be made into raised beds and terraces.

=====Hügelkultur & Raised Bed Building=====

[https://www.gurneys.com/pages/ybyg-hugelkultur-and-raised-bed-building?srsltid=AfmBOooOTO7lfs6dZFMwyCps4T4U49K8v0MnvQ3qo2Ovcsxl2xV60Qv8 by GURNEY'S]

You can use just about anything EXCEPT old railroad ties or pressure treated wood. Naturally rot-resistant cedar landscape timbers are a popular choice; and metal frames are the good-looking new kids on the block. There are composite materials like Trex, which looks like lumber but is made of half recycled wood scraps and half recycled plastic, which is what my beds are framed with. The boards will last forever, and I really like the idea of buying the end stage result of recycling--especially keeping the plastic component out of our oceans and landfills. And many people just buy untreated pine landscape timbers, which like my rotting staves, will eventually become soil.

=====Hugelkultur: An Amazing Permaculture Gardening Technique=====

[https://www.outdoorapothecary.com/hugelkultur/ by Barbi Gardiner 18/1/23]

Have you ever heard of hugelkultur raised beds? If not, you’re in for a real treat! Hugelkultur is an amazing permaculture gardening technique that utilizes wood and organic matter to create a living, self-sustaining soil-building system. This low-maintenance gardening system is perfect for anyone interested in growing their own vegetables and herbs, as well as for those looking to create a beautiful, natural, sustainable landscape. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the basics of building a hugelkultur bed, what makes it different from traditional raised beds, and the many benefits of this unique gardening technique. So, let’s get started!

=====Create Rich Soil With Hugelkulture For Raised Beds=====

[https://dev.durablegreenbed.com/hugelkulture-for-raised-beds/ by Vanessa Salvia 2/3/21]

Whether you spell it hugel culture, hügelkulture, or hugelkultur, it’s pronounced hyoo-gul-culture. It’s a German word that means “hill culture” or “mound culture.” Germanic areas have practiced this method of creating rich soil for hundreds of years. You will typically see hugelkuture beds created from mounds of debris such as small branches or larger pieces of wood and leaves, but hugelkulture for raised beds is also possible and easy.

=====7 Things to Know About Hugelkultur Gardening=====

[https://www.bobvila.com/articles/hugelkultur/ by Nicole Shein 9/6/21 bob vila]

There’s something magical, even miraculous, about shepherding tiny seeds through the process of germination and growth. Gardeners reap plenty of tangible rewards—nutrient-rich and delicious vegetables and flowers that boost a home’s beauty inside and out—but this popular hobby provides benefits that go far beyond the salad bowl.

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+|title=Hugelkultur
+|description=A collection of articles about hugelkultur
+|keywords=Beds, logs, biomass, garden slash, irrigation, compostable, fertilizer, wood, raised beds
+|image=File:Hugelkultur.jpg
+|image_width=300
+|image_height=200}}
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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur by Wikipedia]
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 [https://permacultureplants.com/hugelkultur-raised-beds/ by Elizabeth Waddington PermaculturePlants]
   Hugelkultur draws on traditional practices to allow us to create raised beds with a number of benefits for plants, and for us. In this guide, we will introduce you to this concept, and its benefits, and help you successfully implement this idea where you live.
+=====How I created a 'hügelkultur' bed, using free and recycled materials to save money on soil=====
+[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-23/filling-raised-garden-beds-on-a-budget-huegelkultur/103488548 by Koren Helbig 22/2/24 ABC]
+ Devised in Austria centuries ago, hügelkultur involves stacking piles of old wood and other garden prunings into a soil-covered mound, creating raised beds that purportedly 'take care of themselves'.
+After building four raised veggie beds in my backyard, I baulked at buying in loads of costly soil and compost to fill them.
+=====Hugelculture: Mother Nature’s Magical Garden Bed=====
+[https://ucanr.edu/blog/uc-master-gardeners-san-mateo-san-francisco-counties/article/hugelculture-mother-natures by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 13/9/22]
+ “Hugelculture?” The name (pronounced “hoo-gull kul-toor”) sounds like it might be a
+new type of yogurt or maybe an exotic fermented beverage but it's neither of those
+things. “Hügel” is the German word for hill or mound and Hügelkultur (hugelculture in
+English) is a term for a unique way of growing plants in rounded, above-ground beds.
+=====HUGELKULTUR: The Ultimate Raised Bed=====
+[https://sentinelinternet.com/2019/07/26/hugelkultur-the-ultimate-raised-bed/ by Sue Ercolini 26/7/19 SENTINEL]
+ Just about the time you think you have heard or seen it all when it comes to gardening, someone like Maggie comes along and throws you a curve…Hugelkultur! Now, Hugelkultur falls somewhere within that thing called ´permaculture gardening´ that cities are incorporating into city gardens and nuance organic farmers use for growing their crops and raising their livestock. In short, it uses organic gardening practices but goes beyond just that. It integrates our garden with our relationship to our environment.
+=====Hugelkultur Information: Tips On Using The Hugelkultur System=====
+[https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/urban/hugelkultur-information.htm by Bonnie L. Grant 8/8/21 Gardening]
+ A hugelkultur system is an excellent way to harvest and recycle any woody materials and organic debris around the garden. This method allows you to clean up any piles in the yard while building soil fertility, improving drainage, and enhancing moisture retention. Hugelkulture garden beds also tend to be warmer than even raised beds for early crop starting. What is a hugelkulture bed? It is a traditional eastern European gardening method that starts out with a pile of logs and branches. Read on for more hugelkulture information.
+=====How To Plant Up A Hugelkultur Bed=====
+[https://www.ruralsprout.com/plant-up-a-hugelkultur-bed/ by Elizabeth Waddington 23/4/20 RURAL SPROUT]
+ But now spring has sprung, it is a good time to further populate this growing area. I’ve put together this new article to share my experiences and help others learn how to plant up a hugelkultur bed.
+The first thing to mention is that you do not have to wait before planting into a hugelkultur mound that you have created. I only waited to fully plant up in this instance because I undertook the work in fall.
+=====Hugelkultur: The Ultimate Raised Garden Bed=====
+[https://www.treehugger.com/hugelkultur-the-ultimate-raised-garden-bed-4863030 by Ramon Gonzalez 12/10/20 Treehugger]
+ Hugelkultur is a funny-sounding German word — which roughly translates to "mound culture" — for a gardening and farming technique with some serious devotees. It's all the rage with permaculture enthusiasts who have been busy "planting" the technique in the minds of gardeners through online forums.
+=====Create Raised Bed Gardens with Hugelkultur=====
+[https://www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/hugelkultur by Melinda Myers 27/1/18 Milorganite]
+ Don’t let poor soil stop you from gardening. Create a raised bed of nutrient rich garden soil with Hugelkultur. Convert garden debris such as twigs, branches, logs and leaves into a garden ready for spring planting.
+And when you garden in a raised bed filled with this great soil you’ve created; you can extend the growing season and conserve moisture with less weeding and bending.
+=====Hugelkultur Garden: What It Is & How To Make One=====
+[https://berriesandbarnacles.com/hugelkultur-garden-what-it-is-how-to-make-one/ by Emillie Parrish 12/3/25 BERRIES and BARNACLES]
+ I first learned about hugelkultur gardening when I worked as a coordinator for a school gardening program delivered at six local schools. One of the gardens had three beautiful hugelkultur gardens perfectly designed for children. They had mixed crops of strawberries, kale, and calendula. Everything was self-seeding and self-propagating. It was perfect.
+=====What is hugelkultur gardening? Try something new in your raised beds this year=====
+[https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/what-is-hugelkultur-gardening by Thomas Rutter 30/3/24 HOMES & GARDENS]
+ This innovative gardening technique is today gaining popularity with those gardeners seeking novel and sustainable ways to grow fruit and vegetables. So, if you are seeking permaculture gardening projects, or if you are environmentally minded and seeking unique raised bed ideas this year, why not try the centuries-old approach of hugelkultur gardening?
+=====How to Grow a Hugelkultur Garden=====
+[https://www.thenaturelifeproject.com/hugelkultur/ by Monica Mansfield 4/10/17 the nature]
+ Hugelkultur, pronounced hoo-gul-culture, is a German word for “hill culture.” It is a method of gardening that has been used in Germany and Eastern Europe for centuries. Essentially, it is a pile of decomposing wood covered in soil that creates a mound you can plant in. It is a common permaculture practice that mimics the nutrient cycling that happens in nature.
+=====Hugelkultur raised bed garden from start to finish=====
+[https://savanagarden.com/blogs/raised-beds-gardening-blog/hugelkultur-raised-bed-garden-from-start-to-finish?srsltid=AfmBOopBvXHGMbMjKDxIi0p6x3EeaqdVu3rvxiaH_bE2bCE8uDdRf_sN by SAVANA]
+ Hugelkultur High Bed offers the best of both worlds. When you build a giant kultur bed, you use wood to fill your raised bed with less than half the material. Other materials, such as grass clippings, food scraps, coffee grounds, etc., can be used to fill around the wood to speed up its decomposition process. On top of all this, you will add your preferred planting mix.
+=====What is Hügelkultur?=====
+[https://earthhaven.ca/what-is-hugelkultur/ by EARTH HAVEN FARM 25/5/25]
+ Hügelkultur (usually transliterated into English as “hugelkultur”) is a method of gardening that has been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, often as part of a broader permaculture system. Hügelkultur is a mound bed or mound culture. It is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later planted as a raised bed. Considered a permaculture practice, advocates claim that the technique helps to improve soil fertility, water retention, and soil warming, thus benefitting plants grown on or near such mounds.
+=====What the Heck Is Hugelkultur?=====
+[https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/garden-styles-and-types/what-the-heck-is-hugelkultur by Julie Martens Forney HGTV]
+ When you build a hugelkultur bed, you layer materials, just like when you put together a compost pile. By layering carbon-rich brown materials (logs, branches, brush), which decompose slowly, with nitrogen-rich greens (weeds, grass clippings) and manure, which decompose quickly, you create a planting bed that’s self-tilling and full of air pockets that help plant roots thrive.
+=====Creating a Hugelkultur Raised Garden Bed – Lessons Learned=====
+[https://compostcollective.org.nz/hugelkultur-lessons-learned/ by Compost Collective 15/6/20]
+ I would have turfed a bigger base for my hugelkultur bed, turfing at least one extra spade width on each side of the bed, maybe two,  I also would have dug long turfs one spade blade wide, with not too much soil attached, so they could easily cover the logs and would stay in place.  My turfs were too small and thick and were difficult to position on my steep hugelkultur base.
+I also would have kept my turfs separate from my topsoil.  I put all of mine on the same tarpaulin to begin with and separated them later.
+=====Hugelkultur Raised Bed vs. Traditional: Which Is Better for Your Garden?=====
+[https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/hugelkultur-raised-bed/?srsltid=AfmBOorD1yuIS1U3-RdDApmrSMrle2LsBuNjmpHag6aLerfsMHrbZAau by Katy Willis 23/9/23 familyhandyman]
+ Hugelkultur is my favorite method of growing. It’s easy, great for the environment, doesn’t require digging and produces a beautiful, sustainable, productive garden bed. It’s like an extreme version of composting in place, and it’s a really good way to start with permaculture techniques.
+=====What Is Hugelkultur?=====
+[https://greentumble.com/what-is-hugelkultur#google_vignette by Greentumble 8/6//16]
+ Hugelkultur, translated as “hill culture” in the German language, is a sustainable agriculture technique that uses woody materials, such as logs and twigs to grow a garden or a farm. Essentially, hugelkultur is nothing more than wood buried in soil that you grow plants on top of. These plants can consist of plants of all sorts, including annual and biennial vegetables and herbs, and perennial plants such as fruit trees. Hugelkultur beds can be made into raised beds and terraces.
+=====Hügelkultur & Raised Bed Building=====
+[https://www.gurneys.com/pages/ybyg-hugelkultur-and-raised-bed-building?srsltid=AfmBOooOTO7lfs6dZFMwyCps4T4U49K8v0MnvQ3qo2Ovcsxl2xV60Qv8 by GURNEY'S]
+ You can use just about anything EXCEPT old railroad ties or pressure treated wood. Naturally rot-resistant cedar landscape timbers are a popular choice; and metal frames are the good-looking new kids on the block. There are composite materials like Trex, which looks like lumber but is made of half recycled wood scraps and half recycled plastic, which is what my beds are framed with. The boards will last forever, and I really like the idea of buying the end stage result of recycling--especially keeping the plastic component out of our oceans and landfills. And many people just buy untreated pine landscape timbers, which like my rotting staves, will eventually become soil.
+=====Hugelkultur: An Amazing Permaculture Gardening Technique=====
+[https://www.outdoorapothecary.com/hugelkultur/ by Barbi Gardiner 18/1/23]
+ Have you ever heard of hugelkultur raised beds? If not, you’re in for a real treat! Hugelkultur is an amazing permaculture gardening technique that utilizes wood and organic matter to create a living, self-sustaining soil-building system. This low-maintenance gardening system is perfect for anyone interested in growing their own vegetables and herbs, as well as for those looking to create a beautiful, natural, sustainable landscape. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the basics of building a hugelkultur bed, what makes it different from traditional raised beds, and the many benefits of this unique gardening technique. So, let’s get started!
+=====Create Rich Soil With Hugelkulture For Raised Beds=====
+[https://dev.durablegreenbed.com/hugelkulture-for-raised-beds/ by Vanessa Salvia 2/3/21]
+ Whether you spell it hugel culture, hügelkulture, or hugelkultur, it’s pronounced hyoo-gul-culture. It’s a German word that means “hill culture” or “mound culture.” Germanic areas have practiced this method of creating rich soil for hundreds of years. You will typically see hugelkuture beds created from mounds of debris such as small branches or larger pieces of wood and leaves, but hugelkulture for raised beds is also possible and easy.
+=====7 Things to Know About Hugelkultur Gardening=====
+[https://www.bobvila.com/articles/hugelkultur/ by Nicole Shein 9/6/21 bob vila]
+ There’s something magical, even miraculous, about shepherding tiny seeds through the process of germination and growth. Gardeners reap plenty of tangible rewards—nutrient-rich and delicious vegetables and flowers that boost a home’s beauty inside and out—but this popular hobby provides benefits that go far beyond the salad bowl.