how do I make a berm?

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Posted by v1rtu0s1ty 5a (My Page) on

Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 13:28

Is the topsoil from Home Depot ok?

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Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 14:35

if it isnt coming in a dumptruck.. let me suggest.. you arent making a berm .. but rather a bump .. lol ...

otherwise.. pile soil.. plant on top.. cover with mulch ...

seriously.. why are you asking??? .... am i missing the obvious???

ken

BTW .. watering might be tricky on a small bump ... running off.. before it soaks in ... and perhaps that is why berms.. end up.. rather flat on top ....

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Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 15:05

See attached link - very comprehensive and easy to understand

Here is a link that might be useful: SULIS - berm construction

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Posted by docmom z5 MI (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 22:05

There was a recent thread somewhere on GW about some special way of creating beds using buried logs and twigs that help to provide moisture and oxygen to plant roots. You could probably combine that idea with the berm idea and save on money and topsoil. I can't remember what the name of the log-thing was, but it was German. Good luck.

Martha

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Posted by campanula UK Cambridge (My Page) on
Fri, Jun 14, 13 at 8:02

hugelkultur (or hill culture)- beloved of permies.

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