Teddy Rutberg

Hey Neal! I love seeing how your project is coming and I think it's really interesting watching permaculture in such an extreme environment. Is there a place where I can see more recent update videos?

This is my six week old hugelkultur mound, with two of my raised beds in the background.
The closest tree is a pear with 3 types grafted on, the middle a plum tree and the fat one is an almond that hasn't broke dormancy yet. Clover, strawberries, buckwheat and lots of flowers for ground cover, plus some squash and cucumber plants. This is just the first half to my whole design for hugelkulturs on this property, and it's all an experiment for me, but I think it's coming great so far!

Hi! I've seen many designs for bee hotels, and it seems like they really just need holes to live in. If i were to drill a bunch of holes into some pine or holly logs that I have lying around, would this suffice for a bee hotel? How big should the holes bee, and how deep?do I need to make sure to provide anything else (besides flowers) to get bees to move in?
Thank you!