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Line 12: − ==Appeal to Homesteaders, Preppers and Survivalists==+ − The specific practice of hugelculture "woody" raised bed [[gardening]] has been adopted by many in the [[conservative]]-[[libertarian]] Homesteader, [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]]-Preparedness movements according to [[James Wesley Rawles]], [[Paul Wheaton]], [[Jack Spirko]], and [[Backwoods Home Magazine]]. + − − − − ==Quotes about Hugelculture Raised Bed Gardening== − * "All the world's problems can be solved in a [[garden]]." - [[Geoff Lawton]], Permaculturist, and one of the primary proponents of permaculture [[science]] − − ==See Also== − {{Permaculture topics}} − − − +
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'''Hugelkultur''' is the [[permaculture]] technique of burying large volumes of wood (such as [[tree]] limbs, branches and trunks) under [[soil]] into a 2 to 6 foot tall "raised bed" to increase [[soil fertility]] and soil's retention of [[water]].
'''Hugelkultur''' is the [[permaculture]] technique of burying large volumes of wood (such as [[tree]] limbs, branches and trunks) under [[soil]] into a 2 to 6 foot tall "raised bed" to increase [[soil fertility]] and soil's retention of [[water]].
The decomposing wood acts as a wick/sponge when underground thus during [[rain]]y [[season]] the buried wood absorbs enough water to support the crops planted on the raised "hugel bed" throughout the dry season.<ref>[[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]. [http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ "raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation"] Richsoil.com. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref> Hugelculture is promoted by permaculturalists [[Paul Wheaton]], [[Jack Spirko]], [[Geoff Lawton]], Masanobu Fucuoka, [[Sepp Holzer]], and many others.<ref>Hemenway, Toby (2009). Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. Chelsea Green Publishing. pp. 84-85. ISBN 978-1-60358-029-8.</ref><ref>Feineigle, Mark. [http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/04/hugelkultur-composting-whole-trees-with-ease/#more-6825 "Hugelkultur: Composting Whole Trees With Ease"]. Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref>
The decomposing wood acts as a wick/sponge when underground thus during [[rain]]y [[season]] the buried wood absorbs enough water to support the crops planted on the raised "hugel bed" throughout the dry season.<ref>[[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]. [http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ "raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation"] Richsoil.com. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref> Hugelculture is promoted by permaculturalists [[Paul Wheaton]], [[Jack Spirko]], Geoff Lawton, Masanobu Fucuoka, Sepp Holzer, and many others.<ref>Hemenway, Toby (2009). Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. Chelsea Green Publishing. pp. 84-85. ISBN 978-1-60358-029-8.</ref><ref>Feineigle, Mark. [http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/04/hugelkultur-composting-whole-trees-with-ease/#more-6825 "Hugelkultur: Composting Whole Trees With Ease"]. Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref>
Hugelkulture is part of earth works techniques that also include [[swale]]s, and [[terrace]]s used in [[agriculture]] throughout the world, especially in Asia, and particularly [[Vietnam]] and [[China]]. It can be part of a "[[food forest]]" and the practice of [[agroforestry]].
Hugelkulture is part of earth works techniques that also include [[swale]]s, and [[terrace]]s used in [[agriculture]] throughout the world, especially in Asia, and particularly [[Vietnam]] and [[China]]. It can be part of a "[[food forest]]" and the practice of [[agroforestry]].
Because the decomposing wood that is buried acts like a wick-sponge]] as it decays, it is able to capture and store water for ongoing future use by the crops planted on top of the raised bed.<ref>[[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]. [http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ "raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation"] Richsoil.com. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref><ref>Hemenway, Toby (2009). Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale [[Permaculture]]. Chelsea Green Publishing. pp. 84-85. ISBN 978-1-60358-029-8.</ref>
Because the decomposing wood that is buried acts like a wick-sponge]] as it decays, it is able to capture and store water for ongoing future use by the crops planted on top of the raised bed.<ref>[[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]. [http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/ "raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation"] Richsoil.com. Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref><ref>Hemenway, Toby (2009). Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale [[Permaculture]]. Chelsea Green Publishing. pp. 84-85. ISBN 978-1-60358-029-8.</ref>
Use of hugelculture "woody" raised bed gardening in [[permaculture]] results in long term productive [[ecosystem]]s that require minimal maintenance and little to no inputs once well established. Such woody raised bed gardens can help create an abundance of food on arid, infertile, rocky or marginal land often considered not viable for [[agricultural]] use. (See the [[YouTube]] video "Greening of the Desert"<ref>Greening the Desert by Geoff Lawton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCemnJmkzI found on https://www.youtube.com/user/Permasolutions/videos Accessed December 5, 2014.</ref>)
==External links==
Use of hugelculture "woody" raised bed gardening in [[permaculture]] results in long term productive [[ecosystem]]s that require minimal maintenance and little to no inputs once well established. Such woody raised bed gardens can help create an abundance of food on arid, infertile, rocky or marginal land often considered not viable for [[agricultural]] use. (See the [[YouTube]] video "Greening of the Desert"<ref>Greening the Desert by [[Geoff Lawton]]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCemnJmkzI found on https://www.youtube.com/user/Permasolutions/videos Accessed December 5, 2014. Also see https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Greening+of+the+Desert+youtube, http://www.permies.com/t/1784/desert/Greening-Desert)</ref>)
==External Links==
* [[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]'s http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur "Raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation" - This such and Pauls's http://Permies.com contain the most information on the internet on the practice of Hugelculture Woody Raised Bed [[Gardening]]
* [[Paul Wheaton|Wheaton, Paul]]'s http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur "Raised garden beds: hugelkultur instead of irrigation" - This such and Pauls's http://Permies.com contain the most information on the internet on the practice of Hugelculture Woody Raised Bed [[Gardening]]
* [http://www.survivalblog.com/2012/11/family-scale-permaculture-gardening-by-tod-p.html Family-Scale Permaculture Gardening]
* [http://www.survivalblog.com/2012/11/family-scale-permaculture-gardening-by-tod-p.html Family-Scale Permaculture Gardening]
* [[Paul Wheaton]]'s http://Permies.com and http://RichSoil.com in the [[American Redoubt]]'s [[Montana]] countryside
* [[Paul Wheaton]]'s http://Permies.com and http://RichSoil.com
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA7BA330871366B8 Permaculture Principles and Design Video Series with Jack Spirko]
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA7BA330871366B8 Permaculture Principles and Design Video Series with Jack Spirko]