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  1. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    That's unfortunate. We can see our mailbox and package bin from the house if you step outside or by the outdoor camera.
  2. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Nice thing about living is the sticks is no one can really see what we have!
  3. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Whoa! But if you like them, that’s cool. Most of my tools are DeWalt, so bright yellow.
  4. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    My younger son is a finish carpenter and he just had to invest in tools for a new company he’s joined. He told me he is going to paint a pink stripe on all of them, figuring that will decrease the chance of one of the guys wanting to walk off with them.
  5. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    We did things differently in the ‘60’s and 70’s, didn’t we? But my mom was in the early wave of environmental awareness. As kids we had a board game about ecology that I loved and ecology and peace stickers on our car. In the mid-70’s I would go with my mother to help divide up organic food in...
  6. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    Absolutely, I agree with you. I hate to see anything go to the landfill that can be used. I have one pallet that I put grow bags on to elevate them off the ground, and it has fading blue paint on it - that's what I meant about being treated. But good to know that's unusual.
  7. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I guess that would work if the wood isn't treated. I thought you meant she was just disposing of them in a burn pile - if it's firewood for her, that's cool.
  8. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    So many people are looking for free pallets - why wouldn't she just give them away rather than wasting them?
  9. Appalachickens

    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    I had a Hügelkultur raised bed last summer and had a good tomato crop. The ground is extremely rocky here, so raised beds are my best bet. I’ve added three more this past fall, one of them a dedicated asparagus bed. The levels have definitely dropped over the winter but I’ll be adding compost...
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