Hugelkultur Raised Beds
By dave on July 18, 2011
Sheet mulching is a technique of laying organic material in layers on the ground to build up a raised bed of rich soil for your plants. Hugelkultur is an extension of this technique, where a gardener builds quite tall raised beds using logs and dead branches as the first layer in this bed.
Hugelkultur with Margaret Roach of AWayToGarden.com
By dave on April 23, 2013
The highly popular gardening author, radio personality, and blogger at AWayToGarden.com interviewed Dave recently about hugelkultur, the raised bed technique that involves using whole logs of wood in your beds.
Hugelkultur Bed Maintenance; When the Wood Starts Breaking Down
By dave on August 3, 2013
In this video, Trish shows our hugelkultur swales beds, and how she manages them as the woody material starts breaking down, creating empty pockets in the bed.
What Is Hugelkultur?
By Artistwantobe on March 21, 2016
Hugelkultur is an ancient method of raised-bed gardening, one that utilizes fallen wood. It has been used in Europe for centuries. In German it translates to "mound culture." Building one of these mounds takes a bit of work, but it will last for a long time, and it will be a self-watering, self-feeding, and self-composting raised bed! I have built mine in the vegetable garden, but you could have one serving as a perennial flower bed.
Planning, Designing and Growing a Vegetable Garden
By dave on January 12, 2013
It's that time of year, when freezing temperatures suddenly fade away into our distant memory and we start getting that vegetable garden itch. Let's talk about vegetables - how to grow them and how to design your vegetable gardens.
Tutorial: Easy-Peasy Raised Beds
By fiwit on October 28, 2013
When I first moved into my house, I diligently dug flower beds by de-turfing the 20-year-old Zoysia grass and tilling up the red Georgia clay. Then one day I realized I could simply build raised beds, and it cut my bed-creation time in half. I can now build an 8ft by 16ft raised bed in about a day, and here's how I do it:
Winter Vegetable Gardening for Mild Climates
By dave on January 5, 2014
Most people consider winter the time when the gardens go to sleep and there's nothing to grow, but for those of us who live in fairly mild climates, there's a whole new kind of gardening that can only be done during those cold months.
Our Herb Spiral
By dave on July 26, 2014
In early 2012 we built an herb spiral and it has since become a cornerstone of our gardens. Allow me to take a moment to share with you how and why we built this amazingly useful garden structure.
Team Garden Designed, or Team Go with the Flow?
By Trish on January 15, 2012
Some people are born planners, some like to experiment and see what happens. Come tell us what kind of gardener you are.
Winchester Gardens Fertilizer Report
By Trish on December 3, 2012
Your reviewing reporter, giving you the followup scoop on my fertilizer trials. Read about my experience with the fertilizers from Winchester Gardens.
ATP Podcast #20: Heading into Summer
By dave on May 29, 2013
In this week's podcast, Dave and Trish cover a lot of ground with a huge variety of miscellaneous gardening thoughts. We discuss harvesting, curing, and storing onions, dealing with problems with roses, praises for the daylilies, and Trish gives a presentation on boston ferns.
Trish Gives a Tour of Her Herb Spiral
By dave on August 10, 2013
In this video, Trish shows us her herb spiral garden bed. She talks about what material we used to fill the bed, what plants she's currently growing, how she chose where to put each plant, how she waters, and much more.
Video Presentation by Dave: Dealing with Dirt
By dave on October 20, 2015
Dave recently spoke to the master gardeners in Rusk County, Texas, covering topics related to soil: nutrients, pH, vermicomposting, hugelkultur, and much more. We recorded the lecture and present it to you now as a 45 minute video with audio from the event, along with the slides shown.
