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[https://www.mofga.org/resources/gardening/hugelkultur/ by Bobbie Goodell 2013 MAINE ORGANIC] | [https://www.mofga.org/resources/gardening/hugelkultur/ by Bobbie Goodell 2013 MAINE ORGANIC] | ||
When I moved to my lovely old Maine house more than two years ago, I was attracted by the variety of ornamental shrubs and plants and impressed by the several tall old oaks and some younger pines surrounding it. But it was October, the leaves were mostly off the trees, and the south-facing backyard was sunny. | When I moved to my lovely old Maine house more than two years ago, I was attracted by the variety of ornamental shrubs and plants and impressed by the several tall old oaks and some younger pines surrounding it. But it was October, the leaves were mostly off the trees, and the south-facing backyard was sunny. | ||
=====How to Build Hugelkultur Raised Garden Beds===== | |||
[https://rootsandboots.com/how-to-build-hugelkultur-raised-garden-beds/ by Kathleen | Roots & Boots 15/5/18 ROOTS & BOOTS] | |||
Hugelkultur raised garden beds mimic natural woodland composting. A tree falls in the forest and decays on the ground. Over time, organic materials fall or grow on top of the rotting wood. As the wood rots, it retains water and delivers nutrients to the soil and eventually breaks down completely into wonderfully rich soil. | |||
