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Make your own garden soil
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PHOTO COURTESY MELINDAMYERS.COM The bottom layer of a Hügelkultur garden consists of logs, branches and fall leaves.
Fall is filled with preparing gardens for the following season, raking leaves, and harvesting. Use plant trimmings and fall leaves to create raised beds and a quality planting mix without disturbing the existing soil. When you minimize or eliminate tilling, you’ll increase organic matter in the soil, maintain and over time improve soil health and structure, save water, and boost plant growth.