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Gardening

spinbaby

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6. Hugelkultur

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2020, 04:09 PM

May 2020

Look it up. Basically you just build a sort of mound with big stuff like branches and bark at the bottom, then smaller organic stuff, then soil. Then you plant on it for years as it slowly breaks down.

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Question on composting bark scrap. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 OP

how about using it as mulch? rampartc May 2020 #1

That's an option, I guess. OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #2

It should make for an excellent mulch to use around trees Major Nikon May 2020 #5

I use mulch in my compost as the brown layer. Works great KPN May 2020 #3

Thanks for the feedback. OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #4

Hugelkultur spinbaby May 2020 #6

Thanks! OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #7