Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TamesonOB" <tamesonob@metrocast.net>]

Laura, I'm really pleased that you found a method that worked for you, but I 
can honestly tell you that if my neighbor were to ask me how to set up a new 
garden, this is the last method I would point them to, as in my area we have 
little need for this sort of thing, and all I saw was an incredible waste of 
time. Granted in my neck of the woods we have very nice soil for growing, 
and a fairly wet climate so drought is rarely an issue (our downside is 
season length and the occasional winter without snow which damages a lot of 
perrenials). I've seen some people online that do a variation of this 
hugelkulture and a lasagne style and so I can kind of understand. I really 
think you hit the nail on the head when you said that it was a system that 
worked in your area, and that's the key. Each area is different - that's why 
there are so many methods. Thanks for sharing yours.

Tameson NH zone 5