After building four raised veggie beds in my backyard, I baulked at buying in loads of costly soil and compost to fill them.
Instead, I opted for a thriftier route — and filled them up for free using rotting logs and old branches.
It’s called ‘hügelkultur’ (pronounced ‘hoo-gul-culture’), a no-dig layering method often used in permaculture food gardens to create self-sustaining beds.
Six months on and my hügelkultur raised beds are pumping out the most plentiful summer harvest I’ve ever grown.
Read Koren Helbig in ABC Everyday
