Hügelkultur
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[[File:Bakhátas magaságyás 2.png|thumb|A schematic image of a Hügelkultur mound.
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- Instance of
- permaculture
- Has part
- manure
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- Sketch of Hugelkulture bed in cross section.jpg
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- Hügelkultur
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- History
- Use
- Construction
- Planting
- Lifespan
- Evidence
- Theory
- Criticisms and controversy
- Hügelkultur mounds as solid earthworks
- Overfertilization, contamination of soil and water habitats
- See also
- References
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thumb|A schematic image of a Hügelkultur mound.
(Not shown is the top layer of mulch to protect against erosion and drying out.) Hügelkultur (, alternative spelling without umlaut: Huegelkultur), literally mound bed or mound culture, is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later (or immediately) planted as a raised bed. Considered a permaculture practice, advocates claim that the technique helps to improve soil fertility, water retention, and soil warming, thus benefitting plants grown on or near such mounds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hügelkultur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.