Megan Gaudry-Weir wrote:Hi Im only new to this method, and am going to read through the threads thoroughly on hugelkultur raised beds as well as the doco, however one thing that came to mind straight away regarding this method is termites. By placing wood in the beds and covering them up for rotting, would that not be an optimal environment for termites? My thought was having wood in contact with the ground, and when wet, is optimal for termites, unless it is a hardwood.
I might be wrong, that's why I would love all your feedback.
Do you have a problem with termites? If you have a nearby structure that's termite susceptible my guess is the termites move into the hugel mound and natural predators keep them in check.
I personally don't mind termites (if I have them in my mound) because they help decompose the logs. Good luck, Huxley.☺