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  1. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I was wondering, if any of you that have raised beds and have practiced this hugelkultur method, if any of you have buried kitchen scraps in your beds at the end of that beds season? I’ve trench composted in the soil of my regular in ground garden areas and have seen some improvement there...
  2. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Had a few zucchini left out of this bed so I took a pic of the last few out of this bed… They did really well for my first Hugelkultur raised bed. Everything did well, peppers are still producing like mad too. Been a bumper crop season for the peppers and they just keep spitting them out...
  3. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Your pallet beds look fantastic, I like that look. I plan on making some now that I’ve kind’ve got an idea thanks to all of your wonderful pictures. I have access to a lot of pallets at my work and some other places around here so there’s a good supply of those. Pretty much just up to the...
  4. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    It’s been a long time since I posted on here but I wanted to share my hugelkultur beds and how things are growing in them. My first time with raised beds and the hugelkultur method. This bed has quite a few things in it. 2 varieties of lettuce, 2 varieties of carrots, 2 varieties of beets...
  5. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I’m wanting to fill the beds with compost and composted chicken manure that’s sat for well over a year. Im not planning on buying any soil if I don’t have to. Would rather try to use what I have on hand and what I can make on my own. Do you think veggies would grow in a mix without actual...
  6. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I could see once you get to making some beds out of pallets or other discarded materials, it could become contagious or addictive. Get into a routine like gtaus and you’d probably become as efficient too.
  7. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    That’s a heckuva widowmaker indeed. The pallets it’s laying on tells me there could be some more beds in store for your garden as well. Paul Gautschi & the back to Eden method is what I’ve been using for a few years now. I watched that documentary several years ago and decided to try it. I’ve...
  8. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    This has probably been posted already but I wanted to ask you all here. After you all have put whatever filler material at the bottom of your raised beds, what do you top it off with? I have 4-4x8 raised beds that I topped with a quality organic soil I purchased last fall. Im wanting to make...
  9. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    Crimson Sweet watermelon
  10. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    A couple or Orangelo Watermelon seeds have sprouted and the root system is developing
  11. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    Transferred sprouted pepper seeds to individual containers today. Started tomato & watermelon seeds using the same method as above.
  12. Land of Lincoln

    Asparagus

    Thank you both for the advice. From reading your responses, I’ll most likely try a combination of the two. Any certain requirements for a decent yield?
  13. Land of Lincoln

    Asparagus

    I’ve never grown asparagus before but love eating it which tells me I should grow some. Would like input on growing it from crowns or seeds? I have some seed, which I think are Mary Washington and are a couple of years old. Should I purchase crowns and grow them that way or plant the seed...
  14. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    I started some purple coneflower seeds earlier this past week on 2.18.25. They were not cold stratified so I wasn’t sure how well they’d do. I had pretty good luck with with them. Some I started on the denim and some were started on a piece of paper towel. The totals were fairly even as I did...
  15. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    I’m growing 6 different varieties of peppers this year. Fire & Ice patio pepper, big red bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, lilac bell peppers, etuida pepper & cayenne peppers. My favorite is the Etuida pepper, super sweet and good sized. I cut a piece of denim, place the seeds on the denim...
  16. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    It’s seed starting time here for me and I wanted to document the season, so here goes. Today I started peppers and the pictures I post below are how I’m starting seeds this year. I use cut up pieces of denim, moisten them, place the seeds in a 2oz. container with a lid and place them on a heat...
  17. Land of Lincoln

    LOL’s 2025 gardening season

    Wanted to document my 2025 gardening season from start to finish, the good and the bad, all of it. I’m just a hobby gardener with some chickens and the two seem to go hand in hand. I live in central Illinois, zone 6a I think it is now after they updated the growing zones recently. Everything...
  18. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Day 4 update of the germination test: Fairly even I’d say without counting them. I did notice a few on the paper towel have leaves formed already, none on the denim. I’ll be potting a bunch of these up this weekend. Fairly good results I’d say without putting them through a cold...
  19. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I’ve never grown kohlrabi before and don’t know if I’ve ever eaten it. I sure hear and see a lot of people growing it though. Is it similar to a turnip?
  20. Land of Lincoln

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I’m trying a little experiment just to see if one fabric does better than another for germination. I am far from a scientist and setting up a proper lab worthy experiment so take this for what it’s worth. On Tuesday morning (2.18.25) I puts some Purple Coneflower seeds on a piece of denim and...
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