I live in Lancaster, Ca. I have an acre of nearly flat land. To save water, I wanted to build a hugelkulter. Reading posts here, I wonder if the top of mound should be below grade? Afraid winds will dry mound out. We get 20+ mph winds every afternoon with 100°+ temps. I have block wall fencing to help. I understand I’m going to have to irrigate, just hoping to reduce how much. I was wondering how your experiment in Aqua Dulce turned out? Did you build mounds above grade? We get under 10” of rain a year, almost all in the winter. Thinking of adding more green matter to pile to assist with decomposition.
My soil is a mixture of cliche and sand. Pretty sterile.
