@janklabs: I’m building a GIGANTIC hugelkulture. This thing is 6ft tall and it will hopefully provide a lot of nice benefits for growing food on. Hugelkultures is layers of rotten wood covered with dirt. As the wood breaks down it will feed the soil and turn into more soil. It will also soak up and hold water like a sponge so it won’t need any irrigation. The Hugel mound also increases growing space by almost double because you plant on both sides of the 6ft tall mound. #DIY #offgrid #homestead #hugelkultur
ngl most of your rotten logs look like pretty good wood to me 😅
2025-04-07 21:09:12
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the guinea pig man :
youre missing alot of stuff, this deffinitly sufficient but you should add more biomass, like leaves, compost and eventuall fertilizer
also remember to cover it with sumthin when youre done
2025-04-08 08:49:56
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☝️🤓 :
my fyp I'd finally back to normal🙏
2025-04-07 18:51:10
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c0g null :
You placed your thin layer of top soil on thw wood, and covered it with subsoil which lacks nutrients. You'll need a mulch top dressing of organic matter to compensate and avoid runnof.
2025-04-08 03:24:17
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John Cox7233 :
That's gonna absorb so much nitrogen before it reachessassination
2025-04-08 05:24:30
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slec :
Minecraft farm irl
2025-04-08 01:51:30
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nisha :
My adhd is now wants to know about this what's next
2025-04-09 08:17:04
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SageAgainstTheMachine :
I have three HK berms…I feel like you needed a few more layers of varying organic matter before the dirt…😳
2025-04-13 22:37:18
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fruitfly :
I wonder how much of that soil will still be on top after the first real rainstorm and not down in between the wood.
2025-04-07 22:37:46
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abdiel :
Sounds like a german thing, hügelkultur, but never Heard of it, thanks!
2025-04-08 04:47:35
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Mikey :
Fantastic!! Can’t wait to watch the progress on it
2025-04-07 23:06:11
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totallygrayboys :
I made small one. The hard part is enough dirt and compost to cover it. Grew tomatoes very well.
2025-04-07 22:18:03
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Neverevereva12 :
used this past couple years with good results, I dug down first to keep a lower profile
2025-04-07 22:05:36
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MtgandAussies :
the point of these is to be able to use them for years tbh you might want to even let it sit for a a year or two... that wood is going to take a while to break down
2025-04-08 04:43:37
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tictokapple12 :
Wait a minute if you pile logs 3 feet high and dig 3 feet down you say 6 feet yeah, you’re right
2025-06-06 21:51:51
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Brandonsrootedvibes :
Termite heaven in my area 👍
2025-04-08 18:29:19
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Nan Penney :
How cool that’s great
2025-04-07 19:19:50
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Jim Bob :
I thought these were for places with poor soil. Like just plant in the dirt
2025-04-17 03:46:57
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grizzlybear331 :
It’s called "Hügelkultur" with an umlaut.
2025-04-10 06:01:13
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Justin :
Posting for the algorithm
2025-04-09 18:01:11
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AJP Grows :
give it a good soak with kelp water, the nitrogen will help break down the wood. I also add nitrogen fixing bacteria and beneficial fungi than throw a mix of seeds including nitrogen fixing plants. The roots will help weave everything together
2025-04-28 11:05:18
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Stupendo117 :
I’m building a 3 foot tall one myself!
2025-04-23 18:30:14
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Mx.Spinster :
Linda Chalker-Scott wrote an excellent paper on this topic! I definitely recommend it, she's an expert for sure. I'd love to know where you go info for yours, I'm always wanting to learn more
2025-06-07 13:24:42
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Luke :
Every single mound I have ever made I layer it from bottom top with chicken manure from the chicken coop and grass clippings. Every other layer is the manure mix and the last two layers on top have dirt as well my mound have always lasted 5+ years. It mitigated the nitrogen leeching
2026-05-27 20:33:26
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greenteaeight :
I made one of these and the damn thing ate itself into a hole in a year
2025-04-15 18:04:23
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