It has come time to top of my original Hügelkulture bed. This bed was first dug 2 years ago, filled with
wood, sticks, branches and topped with layers of
compost, leaves, woodchips, kitchen scraps, and mowed grass. First I started by reinforcing perimeter areas with long sticks shoved into the ground. I then filled in areas inside of it with large logs and branches. After getting center mass filled out, I started building up walls made of branches and twigs to act as an "exoskeleton" for the mound. Once all of the walls were reinforced I started filling with layers of bagged shredded leaves and
yard waste (salvaged from neighbors), and spoiled vegetables,
fruit from the grocer and
compost. A good couple shovel fulls of organic fertilizer with Mycorrhizae was spread across each "brown" carbonaceous layer and all ingredients watered thoroughly in order that they were placed into the mound to make a "wet sponge" consistency. Still one more layer of fresh finished compost and wood chips to go and it is planting time! Planting Suggestions welcome. I already have Comfrey growing in "pockets" on the west side, but that's it. Thanks everyone for the inspiration.