Raised bed gardening has many benefits. It is a perfect for solution for those that have a hard time bending over constantly. Raised beds are a great way to ensure that you don’t have issues with soil compaction. This makes them a wonderful option for deep rooted vegetables.
My favorite part of raised bed gardening, is the ability to control weeds. It’s very easy to pluck the weeds out if they come up.
However, there is a draw back to raised beds. Filling them with soil, especially tall raised beds can get really expensive. We have a perfect solution for that though! a Hugelkultur bed.
What is a Hugelkultur bed you ask? It’s a way of layered organic matter into your raised bed.
How to Build a Hugelkultur Bed
To start, you can lay down some cardboard as a weed barrier if your bed is in a grassy area. You want to start with sticks or logs at the bottom of your raised bed. This is your base. Wood that has already begun to break down is a great option. This is the time to pick up all those sticks in your yard!
Next, add a good layer of leaves. Depending on what you’re planting you could add pine straw. I wouldn’t opt for that option unless you use a minimal amount of know what you will plant there loves acid. You want this layer to read at least 1/2 up the raised bed.
Your last layer is your soil. You can mix soil with compost, or just add soil with a compost layer on top. It’s really up to you!
That’s it! The raised beds we use are Vego Garden raised beds. We put ours together in under 30 minutes! You can check them out here.
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