Keyhole Garden Texas
They have modified the basic design having standardized on a 6 foot wide bed with a 12 inch tube made of rabbit fencing or chicken wire for the compost basket.
Keyhole garden texas. African style keyhole gardens have been built in texas and other places in the us. Although most helpful in hot and dry locations a keyhole garden will improve growing conditions in just about any climate. From a bird s eye view they resemble an old timey keyhole you might find in a door thus the name.
The texas master gardeners association has put on several workshops to promote them. Keyhole gardens season 18 episode 36 26m 46s tom spencer and deb tolman show how to build keyhole gardens for sustainable food in drought and small spaces. On tour visit organic grower gabriel.
A keyhole garden introduces a no dig permaculture design in the form of a raised bed with a continual feed at the top for manure vegetable scraps paper and other brown and green matter. Their low cost low maintenance and versatility make them a desirable gardening option for your yard and for gardening across the globe. A keyhole garden holds moisture and nutrients due to an active compost pile placed in the center of a round bed.