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What to grow on new hugelkultur berm?

 
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I have a long lovely berm; half has been in place since October and the second half I’m just completing now.
So my question is: what veggies or plants would be good to grow on this new berm? What has worked for y’all?
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While this doesn't suggest specific crops you might gain some knowledge from this:

A hügelkultur bed will be its driest at the top, so that’s a good place for crops that tolerate dry soil, like sunchokes. At the base, where the mound is its wettest, plant crops that tolerate moist soil, like onions.

Paul recommends a polyculture: Plant many different types of crops and spread them out on the mound, mixing them together. The mound will not only have different moisture levels and sun exposure in different locations, but it will also have varying pH levels. The plants will support each other and the diversity will confuse pests that target certain crops.



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I plant legumes the first year if i can (no perennial planned for the spot needing to go in). Strawberries have done well on newer hugel beds for me. Grapes did very well above and to the north/poleward of the strawberries. I plant shade loving ground covers behind them, or just chop and drop what grows on its own. By the time the grapes take over entirely, the first set of strawberry crowns are spent (year 2-3), but until then the mid day mid summer shade helps the fruit throughout the growing season.
 
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Thank you Anne, Ben & Paul! I like the idea of polyculture this first year. That makes sense to me. My garden is full sun, no shade in western NC, zone 7b so I’m really looking forward to seeing how the berm holds moisture. And provides much more nutrient. Right now I have aged manure on the top layer & cover crop on the first section. I love trying new gardening endeavors!
 
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