Howdy!
Just joined today. Just built my first hugelkulture today as well, but then occurred to me, may have screwed up - I perused all the pages on this thread (talk about attention span, LOL) - saw someone mentioned a 'good wood/bad wood' thread, but can't find it. Can someone tell me if Australian Pine is okay to use for hugelkulture?
We cut it down last weekend. We put it in an area where there was an old tree about a decade ago that we cut down, and there's been a depression in that spot ever since, despite multiple attempts to fill in with dirt. When I cleared it of weeds and grass, it was about six inches deep after I evened out the dirt.
We layered cut logs as well as branches, pine cones, the needles, layering dirt in between each layer. It is about 3.5 feet tall by 4.5 wide (actually, it's circular).
I would like to make sure (gee, should have checked before I did all the work) that no negative effects with pine decomposing.
also - what can I plant there? Am trying to do entirely edible landscape (save for butterfly garden for pollinators) and was thinking strawberries, watermelon, or summer squash.
it is in full sun at 10 a.m. EST and gets at least 8-10 hours of sun a day.
I'm in zone 10
also-also - we are due for a drought this summer, so what's the best mulch for this H-K puppy?
thanks.
