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Hugsl Culture beds
I would start with the straw on the bottom and wet down, worms love straw. Put the first 3 carbon materials next, water in and save enough wood chips to cover the finished bed. Mix the biochar, leaves and finished compost together and put on top. Plant in the top layer and cover with less that 1" of wood chips. You have a…
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DEALING WITH THE DESERT
What is your rain fall and seasons it falls in? that is where I would start. Since we are in the compost section that is a good place to start. I would dig a hole one year filing it with all the kitchen scraps, shredded paper, and any other organics I could find. Then cover and mark the location. Then the next year dig…
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New garden preparation.
We also have a lot of oak leaves on our property and use them for compost in our garden. I gather them at the end of each fall and place them in our compost bays for them to decompose through the winter. The leaves break down fairly quickly and make for good compost (note: we also mix in other organic materials - food…
