I have gardened organically in the past, but the hugelkulture concept is new to me. We have a lot of brush from small trees that grew up along the fence so I thought it was the perfect thing to try.

First we had to dig out a spot, which is the foundation of what used to be a barn. The soil was loose and rich, probably because it was growing over brick. We pulled a lot of bricks out of this spot.

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It was easy enough to dig a small trench and lay the brush down, though i did have to trim the branches a lot to make sure everything lay straight.

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As you can see, this is a pretty small-scale project. The beds are about 7 feet by 3 feet.

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I have a box with garden seeds in it somewhere but if I don't find it before long I'm just going to buy plants and fill the garden up that way. It's gotten just a bit late to be starting seed. I'm looking forward to be getting back into gardening after a four-year hiatus from this hobby!