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Tag Archives: raised bed

High-yield food production in limited space

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 29, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Video showing the building of a composting raised bed in the south of France (hugelkultur raised bed or gardening mound) with retaining walls, wood at the bottom, RCW (Ramial Chipped Wood) and mulch on top. Raised bed intended for growing … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard, garden, gardening, hugelkultur, organic, permaculture, raised bed, small space, urban | Leave a reply

CHEAP Pallet Raised Bed Garden

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 12, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“How to make raised beds out of free wood pallets. Important note: If you aren’t using a perforated liner, or something that allows water to drain, you’ll need to, carefully, put holes in your plastic after stapling it to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged gardening, organic, pallet, pallet bed, pallet building, permaculture, raised, raised bed, wood pallet | 2 Replies

Keyhole Vegetable Gardens

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 20, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Keyhole vegetable gardens are: – self-watering – self-fertilising – raised garden bed for the smaller types of vegetable plants.

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged drought tolerant, garden, keyhole garden, natural building, permaculture, raised bed, raised bed garden, self fertilizing, self watering | 1 Reply

Modified Raised Bed Gardening with Wood Chip Trench Composting

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 23, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“A major issue in sustaining vegetable production is maintaining high soil quality in the face of common practices that work against it. Vegetable growing often involves intensive tillage, cultivation, exposure of almost-bare soil to the sun and rain for long … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged gardening, green building, natural building, orchard, organic, raised bed, raised bed orchard, raised orchard bed, sustainable, trench composting | 5 Replies

Durable Raised Garden Beds

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 28, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Many gardeners are familiar with Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening system: raised garden beds of any size divided into square foot (300mm) grids. It’s a very popular gardening system and he has sold over one million books. With this method … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Introduction, Landscaping | Tagged CEB, compressed earth block, garden, garden bed, raised bed, raised bed gardening | 1 Reply

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