8dc647 No.5
I'm just going to post a bunch of stuff and hopefully people will wander in and start talking about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur seems pretty sweet. Anyone have any experience with it? Some people claim you can get away without having to water at all since the rotting wood holds so much moisture, is that bullshit? I'm all for anything that makes for less work, can we really get it down to nothing but planting and harvesting?
c91d63 No.12
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You need dew and condensation. It also helps if you have soil structure that retains water well. Sepp Holzer has some good techniques for this. Geoff Lawton utilizes them well in desert areas.
In short it depends on your climate. No you don't need actual rain to "water" your plants. You could also combine a h-culture with swales. Shits cash.
357523 No.13
While I think its useful in making poor soil fertile, it looks very resource hungry.
You'd have to add more stuff every few years. It does mention cardboard and kitchen waste can be used though.
I think theres a farmer in australia who uses these things, he was on australian story last year
57df09 No.16
//youtu.be/9HH3lFrzkII
You need dew and condensation. It also helps if you have soil structure that retains water well. Sepp Holzer has some good techniques for this. Geoff Lawton utilizes them well in desert areas.
In short it depends on your climate. No you don't need actual rain to "water" your plants. You could also combine a h-culture with swales. Shits cash.
57df09 No.17
Resource hungry?
You are going to compost deadwood on a homestead anyway.
You can turn out enough organic matter w/permaculture to consistently use this technique.
Pardon my double post.