Is hügelkultur natural farming reliable? An introduction to its benefits
The hügelkultur planting method - do you know this planting method? What benefits does this planting method have? What is hügelkultur made from? Would you like to learn about it?
Yesterday the Shugu Culture Foundation invited "Earth Traveler" teacher Jiang Huiyi to demonstrate the "hügelkultur planting method", layering and mixing kitchen scraps, soil and more to imitate the growth patterns of nature, restoring the soil while growing vegetables. Jiang Huiyi said that the "hügelkultur planting method" is almost entirely about reusing waste: first collect kitchen scraps and spread them on the land to be cultivated, about 3 to 5 cm thick, using "raw kitchen scraps" such as fruit peels, soy milk residue and vegetable leaves as much as possible; leftover residues from decocted Chinese herbal medicine also work very well.
Next, lay corrugated cardboard on top as a protective layer, spread evenly over the kitchen scraps. Because the kitchen scraps ferment and generate high temperatures when they react chemically with the soil, the corrugated cardboard can block the heat and prevent it from affecting the growth of seedlings or seeds; it can also block sunlight, letting weed roots wither and turn into nutrients, and serves to reduce water loss. Cover with a layer of potting soil, then use fallen leaves, dry straw or unwanted tatami mats as mulch, and then dig holes at appropriate spacing to plant the seedlings. Just water once every 4 or 5 days, and you can wait for the harvest.
Shugu Culture Foundation chairman Dong Yafen pointed out that the hügelkultur planting method is also a "lazy person's farming method": there is no need to water, fertilize or weed often, and no need to spray pesticides - it is about reusing waste. With water resources becoming increasingly scarce, it is hoped that more people will learn the "hügelkultur planting method", which can also take into account both soil and environmental conservation.
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