tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322973801467331651.post8357437162476971641..comments2023-06-25T04:44:50.985-05:00Comments on Bunker Index: Garden AnticsErnesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12740451675011962605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322973801467331651.post-533852307120545832012-01-30T10:07:01.513-06:002012-01-30T10:07:01.513-06:00I'd try and char the wood first. From what I&#...I'd try and char the wood first. From what I've read charcoal works wonders at holding water and nutrients. <br /><br /> Here's a link. If you do decide to try it PLEASE let me know how well it works.<br /><br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_pretaInvalidIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021597712021693926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322973801467331651.post-40860574503933295192012-01-29T22:54:02.202-06:002012-01-29T22:54:02.202-06:00Several years ago I used the hugelkulture method. ...Several years ago I used the hugelkulture method. I had never heard of it until a few years ago and thought 'yeah, that's what I did'. It worked out well. Some will argue that the rotting wood binds nitrogen, but I never found that to be an issue at all. The main reason I filled the bottoms of my raised beds with wood (pine, oak, gum, whatever) was in order to get rid of the wood without burning it and as a filler for the raised beds, so they wouldn't take so much soil. As the wood rotted, I had to top off the beds with more compost. It's a good way to utilize what otherwise would be scrap wood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322973801467331651.post-78832651436503659442012-01-29T19:46:12.484-06:002012-01-29T19:46:12.484-06:00We use the broken trees we find up in the mountain...We use the broken trees we find up in the mountain. Rotting pine in small pieces like the wood mulch folks put around their homes is perfect and free when we hit the hills. I use old feed bags and fill ten or so every time we go.<br /><br />We also use raised beds, with water issues in the desert it is critical to maximizing every drop effectively. We also opted to use tires. For potatoes, I begin using one, then add a tire and soil until I use 5 tires and a good measure of potatoes.<br /><br />I have been following your progress and enjoy your blog a good deal.Humble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.com