Modified Hügelkultur Mounds for Fruit Trees

Following the same theme as my previous permaculture articles on blueberry beds and living fences, I’m going to provide some reasonably copious notes on my current process of constructing modified hügelkultur mounds for our fruit tree orchard. It will not include my efforts on the mini-gardens in between each tree (i.e. either in-row or between rows), nor will it include detailed information on the tree cultivars and rootstocks. However, this time around I will embed some accompanying images to serve as layman’s helpers. Hopefully my efforts will serve the reader well enough to facilitate the printing of a how-to guide.

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Gardening and Permaculture

On the “Seeds May Become More Valuable Than Gold” thread Hardscrabble Farmer posted about a couple of sites that are excellent resources for organic gardening. Last night at work, in between disasters, I was able to watch the video they put out. I could do without the Jeebuz aspect of it but it was not objectionable and true believers will probably love it.

The video answered a number of questions regarding as yet unobtainable goals I have for my own garden and I think most of you here will find the info invaluable. The video is well worth taking the time to watch.

I only wish I had known about it sooner.

video here:

website here: http://www.backtoedenfilm.com/