In this video, I show what happens to logs and wood buried in the vegetable garden after 4 years as a Hugelkultur raised bed.
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😂Greetings from Greece mate. You are very talented and you "write very well" on the screen.
This was FABULOUS!! THank you Mark!! I get it now! Wood holds moisture so it's like a wicking bed but gives alot more nature to the bed.
Thanks!
This was a great video
Enjoyed that video – love the channel from the U.K.. all the best
Holy Jesus you got that real organic and natural ol man muscle
At times, it looked like Compost Archeology.
The basis of all life is moisture. It's missing in your bed. The moisture does not come from above, but from below. It's damp under every stone slab. This is why raised beds are not good.
Love your videos Mark, you are clear and succinct in your delivery and just chilled with the entire production.
One question with Huegal culture beds, are air pockets an issue when filling the bed?
Thanks for your time and content, love your work!!
You are an amazing person.
Excellent job. Thanks for this video. So many channels say do this and so many say do not. God bless you and yours.
Thank you for this experiment. I love it all!
It was worth it. Thanks.
6:00 feels like a biology lesson in school 🤣
Jicama is pronounced with the "j" making an "h" sound because the word is Spanish. I suppose it doesn't matter but I think it is nice to show respect for the origin of things. Also, not like a potatoe, can be eaten raw, very juicy and slightly sweet. In Mexico they put a little lime and chili powder and eat them for a snake. Quite nice just plain, do rec trying if you come across them, very refreshing
In my case the logs started to root , my garden was full of roots . This does not always work !
Thank you sooo much. I started my beds last year and will plant them this year for the firs time but i wanted to see how the process will be looking in future.
Thank you! This is just the information I needed.
You want fun with cockroaches come garden in Florida! I started Hugelkultur gardening years ago. It is the best way to help plant beds get through periods of drought.
Termite magnet
I was wondering. Thank you. Glad I found this channel
i mean its not broken down much after 4 years, would hinder plant growth
Besides the microbes an such, the biggest benefit of the wood logs and branches is that they retain water during the wet times. Then during the dry times, the wood will release water into the soil for your plants when they need it, nothing better than a hugelkutur to cover your plant's needs during the wet and dry times of the year!
Have you ever used biochar to condition the soil. I made real charcoal and pulverized it added to my poor soil and was amazed at the increase in good bacteria and worms a year later.
I watch 2 videos, and I subscribe. and I didn't even do any of this. It's like a discovery channel show very informative.
Excellent — thank you
Thank you
Is it possible to do an intership at your place/garden?
oh my god it took me a long time to figure out. I watched your video about jicama and thought they looked like a local fruit/vegetable that I really like. Several weeks later, just now, I realized IT IS that! We call it "singkamas" locally, and the two words may look different but you can see how singkamas as a word can be traced to jicama.
I love eating jicama with spicy sauteed shrimp paste (bagoong) but I can also eat it on its own or with plain salt. Great, now I'm craving 🤣
What kind of logs did you use? Hardwood? Pine? Do you consider acidity and desired pants to grow?
The Amazon basin was built up using charred logs for added nitrogen cause the soil was actually shitty.
How about the termites? Here that bed garden will become a termites kingdom
Thank you for a great visit! Enjoyable and inspiring. You are a real powerhouse! 💌
Great video. Question: I’ve read that termites love moisture and thrive in it. Would a garden bed like this in suburbia near a timber framed house on stumps be inviting trouble?
Awesome 👍😎
German horticulture is real top of the game. I remember many of the things my German grandparents taught me for growing in a short growing season like hotboxes and cold frames and using them to get the most out of your plants in a short summer here in the upper midwest
what happens when you bury wood/logs, they rot, and suck the nitrogen out of the soil doing it.
Gardening in the rain !
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Great Idea. Did wonder. Thank You