Has anyone tried hugelkultur gardening?

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[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I did some research on Holzer as someone else suggested here. He says that it adds nutrients as it's decomposing, so it starts enriching the soil right away. I would think softer woods like maple would give benefits faster, but adding oak would keep giving for a few more years. It also adds heat to the soil and that's something I didn't think about. I saw a mulch pile catch on fire a few years ago.

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Yeah good points. I doubt it's going to replace the need to fertilize and/or amend anytime soon though.

Well if you get mulch, I hope you don't leave it piled up somewhere where it can catch fire.

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I have never had enough wood mulch to create that much heat. A DOT contractor had a pile 60 feet wide and 20 feet tall piled up in a vacant lot in a business district. It had been smoldering for days before it ignited.