potatoes – Hugelkultur

FAQ: Can I plant potatoes in my hugel?

Tyswan February 2, 2018 Hugelkultur0 Comments

For ANSWER: Yes… and no. Technically you can plant anything in a hugel. For pragmatic reasons, that’s not the case: Potatoes have invasive root systems. Baby tubers will penetrate the woody material of your hugel, and will be impossible to harvest or remove without destroying your hugel. Because potatoes have …

What to plant

Tyswan October 15, 2016 Hugelkultur0 Comments

You can grow pretty much anything in a hugel that you can grow in a conventional garden bed, but you need plan ahead. Hugel characteristics Although a tradtional or hybrid hugel increases the growing area of your garden, different sections of a hugel are not identical. I divide each of …