Hugelkultur Mounds | Benefits and Advantages
Channel: JBro Gardening
Date: 2020-04-10

This video covers the many benefits of the hugelkultur gardening method.  We get a ton of advantages by layering them in the same way a forest naturally breaks down and recycles its life. https://JBroGardening.com

For one, a hugelkultur raised bed allows the wood in the mound to break down and become sponge like.  This holds water in the system for dry times.  In combination with the fungal mycelium, the water is slowly fed to the roots of your veggie plants.

The larger you make a hugelkultur, the longer it will hold water.  Some of the two meter / six foot mounds can hold water all year round.  This is the payoff benefit of putting in the effort at building them.

These raised beds can be primary parts of landscapes, too.  If you have water that floods a certain area, you can slow it down, capture it, and redirect it to another pat of the land, all at the same time.