Building a Hügelkultur Raised Bed

[Strange Hippie]

For a while now, I’ve wanted to try out some Hügelkutur in my gardening. This Spring provided an opportunity. This post is a step-by-step of my experiment.

I’m always looking for where else around the property I might grow things. Being a hilly property surrounded by tall trees, not everyplace is suitable for a garden. I identified a spot that got good sun and only mildly sloped.

One reason I wanted a raised bed is to thwart the voles. I’ve had occasional trouble with voles burrowing under my fences and eating my root crops. They love things like potatoes, carrots, beets, etc. Since voles seldom come above ground, they’re tough to trap. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE