How do you make a "keyhole" garden?

by Nic

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I'm always looking for ways to improve my backyard garden. Has anyone experimented with keyhole gardening? Do you have any tips? Has anyone converted a regular rectangular raised bed into a keyhole type garden?

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William on Mar 08, 2019

https://www.gardeningchannel.com/how-to-make-a-keyhole-garden/

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- Nic on Mar 08, 2019
  
  Thanks!
  
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Kelli L. Milligan on Mar 08, 2019

Never heard of that. Call or visit your local nursery to get more information for your area and project

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- Nic on Mar 08, 2019
  
  Thanks!
  
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Betty Albright-Bistrow on Mar 09, 2019

Hi Nic!

Here are some good videos for you to take a look at and decide on the one you wish to use.

https://www.backwoodshome.com/build-a-keyhole-garden/

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=How+do+you+make+a+%22keyhole%22+garden%3f&qpvt=How+do+you+make+a+%22keyhole%22+garden%3f&FORM=VDRE

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- Nic on Mar 11, 2019
  
  Hi, Betty. Thanks for researching the websites!
  
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Little Homestead In Boise on Mar 09, 2019

Keyhole gardening is actually a part of permaculture. If you do some research on permaculture Gardens youwill see that key holes are part of that philosophy. If you Google permaculture and look at images that may give you some ideas. Permaculture gardening is really an amazing Concept in my opinion. I'm a Master Gardener and studied it for quite a while. Good luck! And there's tons of permaculture websites online withbtons of free information

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- Nic on Mar 11, 2019
  
  Hi, Little Homestead,
  You just gave me a new piece of information---I just read about keyhole gardening and never heard the term "permaculture" before. Over the years I've had compost piles of many varieties, vermiculture and even anaerobic compost piles. I learned that I can't put up with the rodents in open compost piles, I don't like to turn compost piles, worms don't thrive in my worm "castle" (maybe the heat is too harsh even in the shade of California) and anaerobic is just nasty. However, my kitchen generates tons of green matter and I wanted to use that and improve my soil with the least amount of inconvenience on my part.
  As a Master Gardener, if you have any other tips you could throw my way, I'd appreciate that. And I will look at the permaculture websites you suggest.
  Nic
  
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Little Homestead In Boise on Mar 11, 2019

Indoor wormbins are popular, add to the kitchen and add scraps. Yes rodents can be tricky! Good luck and keep reading info out there!

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