Hey Erica, with regard to "In fact, as I rebuild "normal" raised beds, I make them secret hugels.", I have to say I have done this in some of my larger containers too! I guess I'm not as crazy as I thought, or at least I'm in good company.
I do have a question about the hugels, though....I mean, the point is to put the wood in there and it ever so slowly breaks down and feeds the soil and in the meantime helps retain moisture, right? So what happens when it quits working...the water retention part. At some point aren't you going to have to dig it all up and re-do it? Yep, this is one of the questions that keep me up at night.
Thanks!
Barb
