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  • From: Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Wood does belong in the soil?
  • Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:16 -0500

Having the remains of an old barn on hand and a ready made hole to start with, I thought it would be easier to bury the old timbers in a hugel pile than to dispose of them in other ways. I've done that this fall, and was wondering if anyone had a few years experience with the method. ~Aonghas


Hugelkultur sounds like a great technique for woody decomposition. But I don't think the idea is to *bury* it underground. Doing so would create anaerobic conditions, not conducive to the decomposer organisms you're interested in. My impression is that in hugelkultur the woody debris is piled on the surface, then covered with other organic materials and soil. That should keep plenty of oxygen in the mix, and greater biological activity where the woody stuff is.

~Harvey

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