Hello, I am brand new here and fairly new to
permaculture. I live in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia and my soil is super Rocky despite being nice and dark. We also have pockets of hard clay. I am digging out a bed for strawberries but it looks like it was someone's trash heap in the 70s. I have found cans, broken bottles, etc.
I am considering a wide, short (1-2' tall) Hugelkulture bed for strawberries. I have access to lots of oak and
Apple and cherry branches. I also have aged horse manure, aged
chicken poop (and old
straw),
compost and straw. I have a little bit of pine needles.
Is this a good idea? Or terrible? Has anyone tried this? I figured strawberries like good drainage and lots of
water... So this might work well?