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Discover the Power of Hügelbeds and Get Exclusive Access to the Garden Guide Library! Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web.]( [Banner]( [The Real Secret to a Magical Garden]( [This secret will change the way you think about gardening.]( [Join The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club for all the dirt.]( [Hero]( Paul Wheaton RichSoil.com Dear Almanac Reader, We all know gardens can be magical. But for this garden you need to know the magic word: hügelkultur. Hügelkultur (HEW-gul-kul-TOOr), which comes from eastern Europe and Germany, centers on a type of raised bed called a hügelbed. What makes them so special? So magical? These hügelbeds hold moisture, build fertility, maximize surface volume, and provide ample space for vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Hügelkultur is seriously environmentally friendly, too. The practice turns trees, branches, and rough lumber into super fertile garden beds. Think of it as the pro version of raised bed gardening. Hügelbeds can start life around 5 to 6 feet high, eventually sinking to around 2 feet as the wood, leaves, and other organic substances break down and decompose, releasing nutrients and enriching the soil as they go. These mounds provide better drainage, warmer soil for a longer growing season, and higher yields, and they make weeding and watering easier. [Image - Logs in the ground]( And in case you need proof of how well these living sponges work in real life, hügelbeds are so rich in nutrients that one gardener we spoke to harvested 120 pounds of cucumbers and 42 “good-size” pumpkins from first-year beds. Best of all, they’re really fun to build. But you’ll have to read our 2017 Garden Guide to get the details. In fact, you can find heaps of gardening knowledge in the Garden Guide library. We add an exclusive new digital guide each year for [The Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club]( members, and you get access to all of them. That’s over 1,100 pages of gardening tips, plant lore, recipes, design ideas and inspiration, tricks, shortcuts, and so much more! Shipping Now! Celebrate your Love of Gardening with The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club! [OFIE Image]( Save 31% with your Gardening Club Charter Membership! [Claim your Old Farmer’s Almanac Gardening Club Charter Membership!]( [Yes, place my order!]( No Room? No Problem [Image - Cucumber]( What if you don’t have room for a hügelbed? For that matter, what can you do if you have limited gardening space? Instead of spreading out, you can grow up. (Don’t worry – we’re talking about plants here, not life choices.) Vining veggies produce more per square foot, they’re easy to watch for pests, and they’re easy to harvest. All you need is a trellis of some sort and you can enjoy snap peas, snow peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, spinach, and beans. It’s not just about taking advantage of space, though. Did you know that cucumbers will yield 50 percent more when they can climb a trellis or arch? And some varieties of peas, like the “Tall Telephone,” will turn a 6-foot trellis into a gorgeous and delicious wall of peas. Or there’s the “Jasper” red cherry tomato that will give you 15-foot vines of vigorously growing tomatoes. You can find out more about vining vegetables in the 2021 Garden Guide. However, if you want to get your hands dirty with root veggies, in addition to planting up, check out the 2019 Garden Guide. Become a member of the Old Farmers Almanac Gardening Club today, and you’ll never run out of advice, tips or inspiration! And right now, when you become a Gardening Club Charter Member you will save 31%. [Claim Your Membership Now]( Summary of Club Membership Benefits Charter Membership in The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Club $54.82/year $37.97! You save 31%! The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac The classic edition has everything you’ve come to expect from the world’s premier Almanac—forecasts, folklore, and more. It’s loaded with the tips, trivia, and insights that make it a family favorite. INCLUDED The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2024 Gardening Wall Calendar Enjoy rich illustrations and useful gardening tips on everything from planting to enjoying your garden. INCLUDED Gardening for Everyone vol. 4 A curated collection of inspiring, colorful, informative, and fun gardening articles and ideas presented in a softcover book. INCLUDED The Old Farmer’s Almanac EXTRA! EXTRA! digital magazine is a monthly treasure trove of updates and Almanac content not found in the printed edition. INCLUDED Complete access to our online library The library packed with Garden Guides, digital Almanacs going back to 2010, over 80 issues of EXTRA! Magazine, and more! 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