I have found that we have some pretty rocky soil. That throws a bit of a wrench into my gardening plans - I have a big spot out in the pasture that I'm planning on turning into a big garden. I'm thinking that it will be easier to use raised beds than to disk up our rocky ground.

But, raised beds would mean hauling in a LOT of dirt. So, to reduce the amount of dirt that I will need, I plan on building our garden beds using the hugelkultur method of burying tree trunks and branches along with other compostable debris. Not only will I need less dirt on the front end, but this process will create more high quality soil that I can use later on!

I don't like jumping head first into things without doing my research. So, when Our Little Homestead Helper decided she wanted to plant some sunflowers, I figured it would be a good opportunity to build a couple of practice hugel mounds to see how the process works. I'm glad that I did, too! It took a lot more wood and debris than I imagined it would.

Interested in how we did it? Check out the video, below!

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