Hugelkultur: Building Raised Wood-Core Beds That Hold Water, Feed the Soil and Grow Vegetables with Less Work

Every autumn a heap of logs and prunings appears at the bottom of the garden, too wet to burn and too lumpy for the compost heap. Sooner or later you wonder whether it could grow vegetables instead. Hugelkultur says it can: bury the wood under turf, leaves, compost and soil, and plant on top.

This book shows you how to do it well, and it is straight with you about what to expect. There are, as yet, no peer-reviewed studies of hugelkultur, only a handful of small student trials. One found ...