Everyone does it differently - probably depending on what they have available. We have very heavy dense clay in Virginia and my property started with a lot of woods. CLAY + A TON of WOOD = perfect HUGELKULTURE!
+ I'm cheap so I like not having to spend a boat load of money. Some of my beds are made of two deep landscape ties, some are sloped with no borders, and the deepest beds (8") are made with wood from an old pier.
I've said a thousand times this year that if I didn't have raised beds - then my garden would be under water. OTOH, we leave for 10 days and I know that I will not need anyone to water because all that wood in the bottom of the hugel bed is soaked.
You can always try several different styles and see what works.
Jeff
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