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Hugelkultur Forum Video Database

The videos here have all been posted to the Hugelkultur forum at some point.
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NewVideo LinkVideo LengthThread LinkChannelDescriptionYear Created
New Hugelkultur - proof that it works! (YouTube)2:07
  • Is this a silly location for a hugelkultur bed?
  • Lifespan of Hugelkultur bed?
  • paul wheatonestablished, mature hugelbed rarely needs watered2010
    replacing irrigation with permaculture - Sepp Holzer review (YouTube)7:00 Sepp Holzer uses no irrigationpaul wheatonPaul reviews a Sepp Holzer movie at the Missoula Public Library, topics include hugelkultur2011
    hugelkultur - the ultimate raised garden beds, gardening without irrigation (YouTube)4:28
  • old mill by-product safe for Hugelkultur?
  • hugel beginner needs direction
  • Hugelkultur in a community garden
  • paul wheatonthe why and how of hugelkultur2012
    raised bed gardening without irrigation - hugelkultur (YouTube)1:59Sun scoop hugel bed?paul wheatonshows buiding process and scoop shape, discusses wood type2015
    World Domination Gardening 3-DVD set Trailer (YouTube)2:24World Domination Gardening 3-DVD set - Kickstarterpaul wheatonoverview of topics covered in one of Paul’s DVD sets which includes hugelkultur construction using an excavator2015
    6 ways mushrooms can save the world (YouTube)18:17Spongy'ness evidence?TEDPaul Stamets discusses the potential of mycelium2008
    Healthy Soils Build Healthy Ecosystems (YouTube)28:40This helps understand hugelkulturForest Servicedescribes decomposition of wood2011
    Hugelkultured Swale (YouTube)1:38Hugelkultur vs. swales?Midwest PermacultureBill Wilson explains the hugulkultured swale2012
    garden tour (YouTube)14:22Wood chips vs Hugelkulturtribalwindshort walk through small garden cooperative with hybrid raised/sunken hugel beds2012
    Vegetable Root Excavation (YouTube)12:07Direction of sticks in Hugel? (vertical or horizontal)GardenSeekgardener investigates why one plant did better than all the rest2012
    Hugelkultur-Creosote (YouTube)2:38Natural hugelkultur formation?Laine McTagueObservations of nature mounding sand around sticks2013
    Hugelbed Construction (YouTube)3:35Hugelculture Bed Building VideoRocketStovesshows clearing of land and hugelbed construction2013
    Contour Based Wood Core Beds from the First Ever TSP Workshop (YouTube)4:33Hugelkultur and CompostingTSPWorkshopsJack Spirko talks about hugelkultur raised beds2013
    Michael Pilarski's Permaculture Design Course: Week 3 Hugelkultur Demo and Discussion (YouTube)6:34Great video on hugelkultur from Skeeter's PDCMelissa PernellPDC instructor discusses hugelkultur construction2013
    Paul Wheaton Garden Friends Webinar: Paul Wheaton On Gardening (YouTube)1:09:51Paul Wheaton on Permaculture and the Home Garden Webinar - June 26th 12-1 pm PSTCamarilloGardensPaul Wheaton live Q&A; mentions hugelkulture at 12:53 and discusses hugelkutlure around 44:002013
    hugelkultur 020 (YouTube)0:58Hugelkukltur on the BrazosFrank Turrentinesmall excavator building hugelkultur2013
    farm hugel puppy 038 (YouTube)4:35Hugelkukltur on the BrazosFrank Turrentinehugelkultur progress update2013
    Backwoods Cabin Series #3 Building a road to my off grid cabin. (YouTube)8:27Hugelkultur ROADOFF GRID HOMESTEADING With The Boss Of the Swampbuilding a corduroy style road2013
    My First Permaculture Hügelkultur Garden Bed Part 1 of 3: How to Construct It (YouTube)2:20Please Critique This New BedDaddykirbs FarmFarmer documents his first experiment with Hugelkultur2013
    My First Permaculture Hügelkultur Garden Bed Part 2 of 3: Watering Challenges and Mulching (YouTube)2:30Please Critique This New BedDaddykirbs FarmFarmer discusses first hugulkultur progress2013
    My First Permaculture Hügelkultur Garden Bed Part 3 of 3: Fertilizing & Planting (YouTube)8:50Please Critique This New BedDaddykirbs FarmFarmer explains his methods for fertilizing and planting his hugelkultur2013
    What is Hugelkultur? - Suburban Homestead EP2 (YouTube)7:04Hugelkultur: video of me setting up a bedsuburban homesteadsetting up a hugelkultur bed in a suburban setting2013
    Philip Forrer présente; "Le Jardin du Graal" (YouTube)22:46video on the making of a hugelkulturInsightShareinnovative gardener in France demonstrates hugelkultur construction in a lush garden2013
    pond and hugelkulture bed (YouTube)8:05building a pond and HugelKultur bedJewelCreekFarmNew hugelkultur and pond construction2013
    seeds onto the hugelkulture (YouTube)3:31building a pond and HugelKultur bedJewelCreekFarmseeding a new hugel bed2013
    How to Grow a Raised Bed over Cement or Asphalt & more Organic Gardening Q&A (YouTube)18:24Need some ideas for old asphaltLearn Organic Gardening at GrowingYourGreensQ&A including building raised garden beds over cement or asphalt2013
    Edible Landscaping - Part 1 (YouTube)6:58Please Critique This New BedRyan HarpHomeowner shows his hugelkultur bed as part of his landscaping2014
    Cat Composting & Hugelkultur in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hilarious... (YouTube)3:29Cats, Composting, Sotol & Prickly Pear, HugelKulture StyleJeff AlexanderHugelkultur experiment in the desert2014
    Hugelkultur (YouTube)4:05Michael Pilarski Video Tour of His 6 Week Old HugelkulturChris BadgettSkeeter's Montana hugelkultur after planting2014
    Contour Soil to Hold Water with Toby Hemenway Video 7 of 13 Permaculture Design (YouTube)7:37
  • Toby Hemenway Swales, Basins, Curb Cuts, Hugelkultur Video
  • Hugelkulture and higher soil temps
  • Chris BadgettWays to shape soil to hold water including hugelkultur2014
    Hügelbeet bauen - Hugelculture (Sepp Holzer Style) (YouTube)3:25
  • Hugelkultur in a community garden
  • Hugelkultur-"Sepp Holzer Style" with Johnny Peham
  • TriiightShowroomhugelkultur built with help of excavator then planted via broadcast seed2014
    Vertical Garden Wall (YouTube)1:36Hugelkultur FENCE!Headwaters Farmdescribes vertical garden using embedded wood to retain moisture2014
    Swales & Hügelkultur (YouTube)2:08Hugelkultur 101 at Headwater's farmHeadwaters FarmBoth structures shown side by side, base principles of both are explained2014
    Making a Hugelkultur garden bed (YouTube)1:44:24Starting Hugelkultur George Price, Earthlingfull hugelkultur build, by hand, lots of commentary2014
    Hugelkultur 5, a swale, and Garden Update (YouTube)2:19Some huglekultur and swale progressSustainable Homestead Instituteupdate given on long hugelkultur on a slope2014
    The Hugelkultur Garden (YouTube)3:31Hugelkultur, Holzer Permaculture, and Natural Swimming Pool WorkshopRaleigh LathamZach Weiss gives a tour of a hugelkultur garden using Sepp Holzer's techniques2015
    Hugelkulture and Emelia Hazlip Garden July 2015 (YouTube)6:30Emilia Hazelip Technique TradCat Homesteadincludes two hugel bed updates including one in its third season2015
    Clip #1Aquaponic passive solar green house Canada  (YouTube)20:56 Aquaponic greenhouse with a tilapia loop connected to a Heugelculture bed in CanadaSophie Wiebeaquaponic feeding hugelkultur; tour of passive solar greenhouse aquaponic system2015
    NewGreenhouse Hugelkulture combination July 2015 (YouTube)7:16Hugelkultur Greenhouse CombinationTradCat Homesteadhugelkultur in a greenhouse, no supplemental winter heat2015
    New Hugelkulture Greenhouse Update Aug 2016 (YouTube)3:47Hugelkultur Greenhouse CombinationTradCat Homesteadhugelkulture in greenhouse experiment, update part 1: older, established hugelbed2016
    NewHugelkulture update...old vs. new!  (YouTube)3:24Hugelkultur Greenhouse CombinationTradCat Homesteadhugelkulture in greenhouse experiment, update part 2: the new bed2016
    1, 3 & 4 Year Old Hugelkultur Results & Does Wood Deplete Nitrogen In The Soil? (YouTube)12:44 1, 3 & 4 year old hugelsPlant Abundancehugelkultur results over several years2016
    NewTaking apart a 3 year old Hugelkultur bed... look at the water in that log, you can wring it out (YouTube)3:08
  • Hugelkultur dissection, 3 years later
  • Lifespan of Hugelkultur bed?
  • Rugged Rootshows how moisture is retained in a hugelkultur2017
    NewHugelmounds and Waterways - In-Depth discussion (YouTube)10:03Hugelculture with waterways [video]EdibleAcresexplains rationale for designing hugelbeds and waterways together in a perennial food forest nursery2017
    NewHugelculture in the Winter (YouTube)4:28Hugelculture development in the winterEdible Acresdescribes strategies for working on growing spaces in wintertime in a perennial food forest nursery2017
    NewOur First Hugel (YouTube)2:072 minute video of our first hugelkultur mound and questioncompgovernmenthugel built on steep, south-facing slope in Switzerland; more specific site info included in video2016
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    The following template can be used to add entries to the database:

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    Progress report 13 December 2025:
    All videos* on the oldest 6 pages of the hugelkultur forum have been added to the database. That's currently pages 28-33.

    *I excluded videos that no longer exist on YouTube or were not hugelkultur-related.
     
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    Progress report 31 December 2025:
    Videos have been added to database from last 9 pages of forum (currently 25-33).
     
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    25 February 2026
    Videos from the last 20 pages of the forum are in the database, woohoo! (that's pages 15-34, currently)

    Edited to update completed pages. Progress!

    Edited again to update completed pages, for the last time. Future updates will get a new post.
     
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