Building soil, increasing water retention and changing the possibilities of gardening in shallow earth.  Contents: A Brief Philosophy of Hugelkultur Considerations When Buidling a Hugelkultur Two Types Of Hugelkultur Hugel-in-a-day Passive Hugel-ing Hugelkultur Maintenance Some last thoughts Very early on in my ecological gardening journey I came across the concept of “hugelkultur”, and soon saw the concept repeated in many places, from books, to homesteads I volunteered

Black currant cuttings taken in the Autumn for planting. While propagation by dormant hardwood cuttings may seem a bit intimidating if you’ve never done it before, it is one of the simplest ways to propagate certain plants, and is an affordable and easy way to increase your stock for many different species. This post is specifically about dormant hardwood cuttings, as propagation with greenwood/softwood cuttings is a whole different topic. I will be giving a bit of an underst

Why are we doing this? As in, what's the motivation behind propagating trees and shrubs that are valuable to humans?  I think it's worth teasing out a definition of what I mean by valuable here, because in reality, all trees are valuable to humans, let alone the greater than human world, which is far far bigger than our little human lives. For an example, let's examine a Common Juniper, or Eastern Red Cedar ( Juniperus virginiana ). It’s a common tree in our area, often seen