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Hugelkultur raised bed gardening. This is perhaps one of the most ancient of the no-dig gardening techniques for growing fruit and vegetables, originating in the Black Forest region of Germany, it has been around for many centuries. Created as a way to grow food in areas where good arable land was limited, the Hugelkultur makes use of material that would otherwise be discarded as useless - forest debris and other garden waste.

Hugelkultur, also sometimes referred to as hugel bed, is a permaculture gardening technique for growing vegetables in heaps made from timber and covered over with topsoil. In this short introduction to a well established but little known growing concept, you will discover what it involves and how it can be used to great advantage particularly in dry arid regions. With a proper understanding and application of this simple technique, vegetables can be grown with minimum irrigation—and less backache!