Ortomontano's new hugelkulturs

Hi Permies,

Here is another hugelkultur construction photo-tutorial (I am just sharing experiences, not teaching):



Data: Area 1 m x 2,20 m; Depht 30+ cm; Height 60+ cm.
Brown (Carbon): wood from apple, prunus, maples and figs.
Green (Nitrogen): a brush pile of bushes, vines and green tree prunings from the garden. I also added 5 Kg of dry organic manure for extra NPK.
Mulch: grass clippings (I am going to add wood chips and grass clippings when needed through the season).
First sowing: a lot of snap beans (N-fixers). In July I am going to transplant a big population of brassicas among the dying beans.

I am sure you know that the big plant in the foreground is a Mullein. It is a big guy and takes one of the best spots in my small garden, but I could not get rid of it. I'll let it bloom.

Looking good Raoul ! Cherish that mullein !

https://permies.com/t/9082/plants/mullein-permaculture

Hi Raoul, nice seeing your achievements in huglekultur, I visited your site too, wow lots great info. I hadn't been on it for a while now and there are so many great photo's.
I'll read through your information eagerly, we've the same climate and it'll be nice to see what you've experienced

Just an update.

Current population: snap beans, a lot, 2 varieties (Purple queen and Slenderette); 6 or 7 zucchini (Trieste white, Italian Heirloom), I am going to do some culling and I will select just 2; Tropaeulum majus, 2 or 3 survivors; 30 “canasta” lettuces ; a bunch of Acrata hot peppers. And of course the mullein that is now blooming and is almost 6 feet and growing growing growing.

Very nice. I checked out the thread because of the name. Ortho books recommend the use of toxic gick. The parent company is Monsanto. Ortho Monsanto. 😔 I'm glad to see that it's only a sound alike thing. Is that a person's name or the name of an organization?

Hi Dale,

In Italian language "Orto" means "Vegetable garden", while "montano" means "mountain", adjective. So you can translate it "mountain garden". I live and farm in Italy, on the Apennine mountains, 580 MSL. ortomontano is a one-man organization, a blog and a backyard garden (for the moment).