Over the last week I decided to turn my melon bed into a Hugelkultur bed. Took a little bit of effort but hopefully the rewards will be worth it over time. Usually a Hugelkultur bed is steep sided but the principle of the construction is the same, lots of wood, cover with earth, layer of compost, more earth, (in my case), hay (straw would have been better but I only have hay), more earth to complete the bed.
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| 1. Digging the trench |
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| 2. The trench is completed |
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| 3. Filling the trench with wood |
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| 4. Covering the wood with earth |
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| 5. Adding a layer of hay |
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| 6. The Huglekultur bed is finished |
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