Jacob Larsen

Yes I will be. On the other side of the easement is where I will be getting the soil from. We are spreading large amounts of manure there and in the fall spreading leaves the rotor till it and put it on the chip mat. The area that I am taking the soil from becomes a huge pond from the snow melt in the spring and a breeding ground from mosquitos. By making it a permanent water body it will attract larvae predators and I will also add fish thus removing a hatching area for mosquitos.

The soil is wet all year. The soil underneath is very high in nitrogen and the soil that will be going on top also very high in nitrogen. I will not be using any gas as there is a light home builder just down the road and was overjoyed that I will take all there wood chips. They are not fine chips they are quite large. The area has awesome sun exposure all year long.

Lack of moisture will not be the issue. The goal is to create a mat of wood chips and then soil on top to lift us up from the soggy bottom. It's so crazy it might just work.

Hello folks. I'm new to this forum and I'm looking forward to some great conversations. My question is if there is any know size limit to an effective mound. My wife and I are developing our property as we wait for the house to be built and the section in the front is where we are starting. During the spring melt the ground holds some water. It is considered old marshland so the soil is super black but needs some material blended in to give it some body. My original plan was to do a hugel berm at the south and north end. Now I am wondering what would happen if I made the whole area in to a raised plateau but hugelkultur style. The wood would hold the moisture and the ground we are working would be up out of the main moisture zone. I don't know. It's so crazy it might just work. Anyone with some solid experience in this I welcome your perspective.