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A keyhole garden is the ultimate sustainable method of growing your food. A keyhole garden should reduce the need for watering and feeding your plants.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s called a keyhole garden because from above it looks like the shape of a keyhole with the channel in the circular bed left to provide access to the permeable compost heap.<\/p>\n
There are lots of variations of a Keyhole Bed, but this is how I do it.<\/p>\n
Keyhole gardening originated in Lesotho, in Southern Africa for growing food crops. In regions where the soil was too impoverished to grow food, they created raised beds with a central, permeable compost.<\/p>\n
The theory is that the compost leaches out into the soil, feeding plants and reducing the need for watering. It is called a keyhole garden because the raised bed is shaped like a keyhole, with a central walkway (cleft) which enables you to reach the compost heap in the centre.<\/p>\n
Keyhole gardening is great for dry arid conditions and droughts and can be used to combat climate change. It is also useful for improving food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A keyhole garden is the ultimate sustainable method of growing your food. A keyhole garden should reduce the need for watering and feeding your plants. It\u2019s called a keyhole garden because from above it looks like the shape of a keyhole with the channel in the circular bed left to provide access to the permeable … <\/p>\n