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RE: Starting a new hugelkultur bed
On a whim....I find it fascinating what we homesteaders do "on a whim". This would certainly not be a whimsical move of mine but I am watching your hugelkultur posts with interest @nateonsteemit
It's all a series of semi-planned experiments.
The first hugel bed was buried and only had wood and grass in it. This one is going to be entirely above ground with grass, pine needles, wood, and a bit of compost. Probably leaves too.
Just playing with the carrying options at this point to see what happens :)
Interesting to see how differently they progress as well as the end result
We'll certainly be posting along the way! Its a big adventure for us. @mariannewest says that using the compost (the main engine in it is chicken manure) will help the bed be more productive from the onset, but will decrease the life of the bed. Under normal circumstances, I've read the life of one of these things is seven years. At that point, it is supposed to be the richest soil you can get. If the life of the bed is decreased even in half, we'll still see amazing benefit and amazing soil, so I don't see how either way is a bad thing.
That is really amazing! And as you say even half the life is excellent. I guess with a number of beds you can play around