Hi,
I live in a suburb and I have some limitations on what I can do. I don't
think that the six feet tall hugel bed would go over too well with my HOA, so here is what I am thinking:
Digging down about a foot or two (that is the most I can do because we have a gas easement on the property) and then frame out the top of the hole with at least an eighteen inch border. I am going to do four of these, probably 4"x8", bordered with cedar. So basically, there will be 18 inches above ground that will look like a typical raised
garden bed. The entire void will be about three feet deep, from the bottom of the hole to the top of the 18 inch border.
That I will fill with logs,
wood,
hay, etc (maybe some shredded newspapers), and then dirt and
compost mixed into the top. Into that, I will plant my vegetables, probably in May sometime.
The way that I see it, I will get some hugel benefits with the wood, but I just won't be able to maximize it because of my HOA restrictions.
Does anybody have any thoughts or recommendations on this? Thanks!