04-29-2013, 02:13 PM
I have used it on the upper midwest, over aqualude clay soils....it does work, but there the beds would last 7-10yrs...here, we have nice soil in Keaau ~400'(soil is not normal around us...but there was a cow involved over decades...)
Gotta think that if the branches & stumps do not sprout, they may not last but a very few years before rotting away & needing replacement... if you have loose rock & sufficient precip., using the rock to make the raised beds & get rid of the rock piles (if you have both a lot of wood & rock, maybe make an inside frame with branches & stumps (moisture retention) then line outside with rock to stabilize the system as the wood rots....but that sounds like even more work!)
Gotta think that if the branches & stumps do not sprout, they may not last but a very few years before rotting away & needing replacement... if you have loose rock & sufficient precip., using the rock to make the raised beds & get rid of the rock piles (if you have both a lot of wood & rock, maybe make an inside frame with branches & stumps (moisture retention) then line outside with rock to stabilize the system as the wood rots....but that sounds like even more work!)