Whether you spell it hugel culture, hügelkulture, or hugelkultur, it’s pronounced hyoo-gul-culture. It’s a German word that means “hill culture” or “mound culture.” Germanic areas have practiced this method of creating rich soil for hundreds of years. You will typically see hugelkuture beds created from mounds of debris such as small branches or larger pieces of wood and leaves, but hugelkulture for raised beds is also possible and easy.
Remplir un sol de qualité dans un lit de jardin de deux pieds de profondeur peut être un défi. L'utilisation des idées de Hugglkulture pour les plates-bandes surélevées peut rendre le processus amusant et peu coûteux. Le processus de stratification favorise la circulation de l'air et la rétention d'humidité, en plus de la richesse des matériaux de compostage. Un bon nombre de personnes qui achètent Lits verts durables have done it and are enthused about it. When you hugel culture, you will typically clear the area where you want the mound to be. Then heap up woody material and cover it all with compost and soil. Chopped up and decaying tree trunks, fallen branches, leaves and other plant waste, and unfinished lumber can all be piled up. You can use any woody material, but if the woody material is already partially composted that’s even better because it gives you a jump start on time.
What happens is the woody material soaks up water and very slowly releases it. This means the plants in this area benefit from prolonged moisture that doesn’t need to be externally applied as often. Beyond that, the wood slowly decays, which builds rich soil over time. Permaculture farming embraces hugelkulture because it utilizes woody material that would otherwise be wasted. It also builds soil structure, requires less watering than other types of garden methods, and grows really great plants!
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Comment créer un lit surélevé Hugelkulture
When you’re creating hugelculture soil in a raised bed, here’s what you do. Line the bottom of your two-foot-deep Durable GreenBed raised bed with logs (we recommend 1 inches to 5 inches in diameter), or split wood, whatever you have. Definitely use any piles of wood that have been laying around that is starting to decay or get punky (soft, rotted, covered with fungi). Gathering debris from wooded areas is great. On top of the layer of logs, pile up a layer of leaves and / or wood chips. This fills in the space between the larger wood.
It is OK to use more thin branches on top of that leaf litter pile. Straw is OK too. Finally, to top it all off, cover the whole pile of carbon with manure to get a good nitrogen-carbon balance. You definitely don’t want to skip this step because otherwise all that decaying carbon will rob your garden of nitrogen. Water each layer very well as you build it up. For immediate planting, you can add a layer of well-composted topsoil to this mix for immediate planting, but it is not required.
You can plant right in this pile of debris immediately. Or, you can prepare the bed months in advance. If you create your raised bed hugelculture now, it can be ready for your spring planting. Or get a new bed and build your hugel mound for your winter planting. Once you’ve prepared the bed, add your seeds or transplants just as you would any other garden bed.
Avantages de Hugelkuture pour les plates-bandes surélevées
If you start or re-start your raised bed with this layering method, you’ll be rewarded with a pile of material that hangs on to moisture so well that you will need a lot less irrigation during the dryer summer months. As the wood breaks down, it is feeding your soil. The decaying wood supports a variety of beneficial insect life, including worms and soil bugs that break down organic matter. Some experts say this benefit of feeding your soil can last for 20 years. Combine this with the 20-25 years of life that Lits verts durables durent généralement pour la plupart des gens, et vous avez une durabilité et un succès sérieux en matière de jardinage !
Étant donné que la décomposition complète de la matière ligneuse peut prendre plusieurs années, vous remarquerez une source de chaleur supplémentaire pendant au moins les deux premières années. Au fur et à mesure que votre bois se décompose lentement, il apporte de la chaleur au lit. Votre sol se réchauffera plus rapidement et restera chaud plus longtemps, ce qui signifie que votre saison de croissance sera également plus longue. Ce type de lit fonctionne n'importe où, dans n'importe quel environnement. Ainsi, que vous viviez sur la côte, dans le désert ou à la montagne, vous pouvez construire un immense lit surélevé !
D'autres avantages trop importants pour ne pas être mentionnés sont les avantages d'économiser sur l'achat de nouveau sol tous les ans ou tous les deux ans. L'utilisation d'énormes cultures pour les plates-bandes surélevées améliore le drainage. Et, bien sûr, vous bénéficiez de tous les avantages généraux d'un lit surélevé, notamment la possibilité de placer votre lit n'importe où, même sur des sols moins que souhaitables, la possibilité de créer un microclimat grâce au placement de votre lit et de ne pas avoir pour se casser le dos quand on veut planter ou récolter !
Don’t Use These Materials In Your Hugel Culture Soil
Hugekulture for raised beds works so well, but there are some things that you don’t want to put in your hugel mound. Namely, avoid toxic woods such as black walnut or black cherry wood and do not include household pet waste in the manure layer. Cow, chicken, or steer manure works well. Avoid weed seeds or toxic debris such as poison ivy. The goal is to have the wood actually break down, so don’t use longer-lasting woods such as cedar or redwood, but of course you can feel free to use this wood if that is what you have—it will just take longer to provide you with the rich soil you’re after. Don’t ever use treated wood.
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