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http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ | hugelkultur is real autonomous plant watering - I have built 4 of them on my .35 acr
by foxhop 10y ago
http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ | hugelkultur is real autonomous plant watering - I have built 4 of them on my .35 acre property.
- captaindiego 10y agoVery interesting, it's not a typical hackernews topic, but I'd be interested in hearing more about your experiences with these.
- foxhop 10y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FBEMb-Ra14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FBEMb-Ra14 | My update from 2 months ago, I'm due for another update video in the next couple days.
- mod 10y agoHey, I've got one half-built! I was building mine in a line/row and trying to get it as tall as possible, but I could only reasonably get it to about 4 feet. I imagine it'll settle to ~2 feet in the end. It's about 3 feet wide at the base and about 45 feet long, mostly awaiting me to mound the dirt up. I haven't decided what to plant it with, though.
- foxhop 10y agoYeah, one of them that I built is hollow inside due to using lots of sticks and branches instead of logs, I assume it will settle in time and shrink considerably.
- frik 10y agoAlso called "raised-bed gardening"? At least it looks like the same or very similar concept.
- foxhop 10y agoTraditional raised bed gardens don't hold water well and require artificial watering almost every day due to how they drain - At least in my experience. Hugels hold water and slowly allow plants to wick the moisture when it is needed. They really start working well at year 2-3.
- pvaldes 10y ago> Traditional raised bed gardens don't hold water well You should probably dig (loose a little the soil) the base of the raised bed garden before build it, or maybe to choose better your species list to fit your climate.