Posted on 10/01/2022 6:40:39 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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That was freakin’ cool. Thank you.
You are welcome. I didn’t catch the first time that it was a 7 year process. Old guy is probably deceased. I wonder if anyone is still making them.
The vidya said there were other families making them. Either way, I want one.
You would probably have to search with the name of the village I would think. If you find anything please post.
US Source wooden pitchfork:
Wooden pitch forks and hay rakes
Before you use your hay fork you need to cut your hay or straw!
For those slopes that are a bit too steep for your J.Deere and Sicklebar!
Excellent! We had a good pepper season up here, too. I just pulled my plants, yesterday. First frost Friday night.
Most are chopped for Pepper Steak or sliced for Fajitas or Stir-fry and in the freezer. I still have 5 in the windowsill going from green to red.
Which varieties did you grow? I used up seed on hand this season and grew Big Red, Atris & Barron and purchased Shishito plants and a yellow, orange & purple plant for some color. ;)
Just an idea. (Which I am kicking around!) You might look at making Galvanized metal raised beds and filling them a better soil or medium that retains water. There are a bunch of You-Tubes on these. These look pretty attractive and probably more difficult for small animals to grab your vegetables! https://growingthehomegarden.com/making-raised-bed-from-metal-roofing/
Sounds good. Mainly California Wonder and Yolo. I chop them to mix with eggs in the morning and also a big batch of stuffed peppers once in a while.
Frozen peppers, peppers for the rest of the year!
That is a great illustration of how to build a raised bed the right way.
In the winter months, I toss compostables right on top of my raised beds. Even with snow and cold weather, most of it is broken down just by the sun, by spring.
Yup. I’m learning that yard waste is GOLD!
I know there are folks on the Garden thread who have talked about having very poor soil. I had never heard of Hugelkultur Garden Beds before .... it’s very interesting!
On this blog post is also a podcast interview & transcript.
Hugelkultur Garden Beds (What, Why & How)
https://melissaknorris.com/podcast/hugelkultur-gardening/
From link (excerpt):
If you’ve never heard the term hugelkultur gardening you’re in for a treat. This centuries-old method of gardening is making a comeback, and this post is filled with everything you need to know to successfully grow a garden using this German peasant traditional way of gardening.
What is Hugelkultur?
Hugelkultur gardening is a multi-layered garden bed that uses wood as a base. It’s a fantastic way to build up quality soil in an area where good soil is non-existent. You can also use this method to help amend clay or silty soil as well.
How to Build a Hugelkultur Bed
A hugelkultur bed is actually a permaculture bed that mimics the forest floor. The beds include five layers, number one is the bottom layer and number 5 would be the top layer:
Large logs
Smaller wood bits/branches
Greens (or “hot” materials)
Soil
Mulch
You start with logs, then smaller wood bits or branches. As this wood breaks down it tends to pull nitrogen, so to counteract this you put down a layer of “hot” matter such as fresh grass clippings, leaves, animal manure (that’s a couple months old), etc.
After this layer you’ll need to add in about ten inches of good growing soil. It depends on how deep you need your soil to be depending on what you’re growing, then on the very top you add a nice layer of mulch. The mulch is the weed suppressant.
As the wood on the bottom of the bed breaks down it will actually act like a sponge, retaining moisture and requiring you to water your garden less frequently.
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I noticed you do still need to add some good soil on top of a couple of layers so this method doesn’t create good soil out of thin air (unfortunately).
Yah, I was thinking about my back too.
(I like that picture of the garden area, fenced with stone walking paths, and raised beds, but I would need to move to the country first!)
See the graphic in 112. Same thing, just inside a raised bed. To go a step farther and make Terra Preta add some pottery shards and biochar.
Why would you need to move to the country. That is perfect for an urban-ish yard unless you have a communist HOA.
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Numberone; Just talk. Probably not going to happen.
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