Hi! Newbie to permies.com...found you all after reading an article on Munchies about a man using hugelkultur to grow tropical fruit bearing trees in the Rocky Mountains.
I live in a semi-arid desert area of British Columbia, Canada, and I'm VERY interested in using hugelkultur to improve the soil quality in my backyard. My husband and I just moved into a beautiful 105 year old home in July and I took the summer to make a plan for beds and planting since I want to make the best use of the space. The good news, the yard is completely flat (unusual for my area) and has been untended for at least the last 5-8 years (from what we've heard from our neighbours; I should mention its in a somewhat urban area of town. The sorta-bad news (based on my newbie reading of this thread) there is no sod really to speak of as the land has been taken over by whatever weeds could survive the blistering heat of summer without any irrigation.
My question is....can I use the invasive trees and weeds that we clear from the yard to start a raised bed? I couldn't tell you what species the tree is, but it has leaves sort of resembling a Chinese Elm. I've messaged another group in my town with a picture of the tree in the hopes that someone can help me identify it.
Thanks so much for your help!
