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Hügelkultur for the slightly less abled....

 
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This story starts in 2015.

I created some 3 foot tall (countertop height) raised beds to help me garden with my arthritis.
IMG_20150722_102027_838b by Daniel Truax, on Flickr

Some years later during replanting I made one of the beds Hügelkultur and the results between the non Hügelkultur and Hügelkultur beds was very evident.

Fast forward to today I no longer suffer from arthritis due to lifestyle changes and turmeric but my 73 year old mother is still trying to garden with two hip replacements, one knee replacement and the other knee replacement on its way.

So I decided to make her these for her:
20260520_175622 by Daniel Truax, on Flickr

20260520_175641 by Daniel Truax, on Flickr

20260520_185208 by Daniel Truax, on Flickr

20260520_193533 by Daniel Truax, on Flickr

I intend to add more wood to the top, and then add the topsoil from her garden at ground level to top it all off.
I'll post some more photos when I get the wood layer added.
 
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Thank you for sharing.

Nice garden ...
 
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