Hugel Garden ... with pics!

Ok, so now I have this huge hole in my front yard ... people drive by wondering who's being buried there ... LOL ... I wish I had thought to get a picture of Dale digging the hole with his tractor, but no ... I DID take pictures of the hole once I got a few logs and rounds tossed in ...

This is the south end - the hole was dug about 12" deep and 3 feet wide.  I started filling it with logs, rounds and wood that I can handle ... not as strong as I use to be ...

 ... and this view is from the north end.  The dug up dirt is sitting on my painted line so you can't see that side, but the rest you can ... once the hole is filled with lots of wood of all kinds, I will clean the chicken coop for some fertilizer to put on it and then some dirt.  I will add more wood - I'd like for the whole thing to be 4 feet, yes feet, above the surface of the grass.  It's just a matter of wood, fertilizer, dirt several times.  Then I need to add some good mulch, straw probably, and a bunch of dirt to top it off, and probably more straw to keep the birds from visiting.  I will then have to dig out my roll of fencing and do a makeshift fence around the darn thing.  I may have to pick up more fencing ... never ends ...

This was taken from the direction of the house, a bit out in the driveway ...

If all goes well, I will plant tomatoes and potatoes this year at least ... maybe a few other things.  I'm not going gung-ho this year as it is a trial garden - don't ask what I'm going to do with it if it doesn't work - it has no choice, it WILL work ... LOL!!!

I'm following the site Rich Soil at  www.richsoil.com - it is very, very interesting.  There are all sorts of articles dealing with back to basics type of things.  How to clean your cast iron pots and pans ... how to get rid of fleas,  lawn care and Rocket Mass heaters ...

The garden will sit until next week - I now have to get my stuff together for our camp out at the Black Powder Shoot.  I moved the camper today and plugged the old girl in.  I need to load with what I'm taking clothes wise and go shopping on Wednesday, and cook up a big pot of Chicken Noodle Stew ... I can't make soup, mine is just too stuffed with good stuff, so we all laugh and Soup/Stew gets eaten no matter what.  I'm sooo looking forward to this trip - it's been since beginning of October last year that we camped.  Well, since I camped, the guys stay out in the woods for a bit longer and then they also go for Elk season.  By then It's too darn cold for me!

I'm hoping to get one more post before I leave, but next Fri/Sat post won't show up ... I'm camping ... LOL
(((Hugs)))