How to Make a Keyhole Garden

Putting it all together

Clear and level your space.
Mark out your garden's footprint.
Place your compost basket or well in the center.
Build your retaining wall.
Add the notch or 'keyhole'.
Add drainage where needed.
Fill the bed with layers of organic matter.
Top with garden soil.

How do you make a simple keyhole garden?
How deep should a keyhole garden be?
What do you fill a keyhole garden with?
How do you make a keyhole garden bed?
Do keyhole gardens really work?
Do keyhole gardens smell?
How does a keyhole garden work?
What is a mandala garden?
How many cinder blocks do you need to make a keyhole garden?
How do you make a circle flower bed?

How do you make a simple keyhole garden?

How to Create a Keyhole Garden

Build a circular wall using bricks, stones, wood, etc. ...
Use a wire mesh material to create a tube that will act as the compost bin. ...
Remove a small section of the outer wall and rearrange the material to form two walls that run to the compost bin at the center.

How deep should a keyhole garden be?

Make it six inches deep in the center near the compost bin, and slope it away from the compost bin.

What do you fill a keyhole garden with?

A keyhole garden can be filled with any kind of amended soil or compost or even a combination of carbon-containing materials like newspaper, phone books, cardboard or leaves as well as nitrogen-containing materials like fresh-cut grass, manure and kitchen wastes.

How do you make a keyhole garden bed?

How To Build a Keyhole Garden Bed

Step 1: Lay out the bed. Drive a stake in the center of the bed-to-be. ...
Step 2: Construct the side walls. Form the first layer of the outer wall on the marked line. ...
Step 3: Construct the composting basket. ...
Step 4: Fill the keyhole bed. ...
Step 5: Add plants to your keyhole garden bed.

Do keyhole gardens really work?

They were first established in the 1990s for residents of Lesotho, a small nation in southern Africa subject to frequent droughts and soil erosion. Keyhole gardening proved successful in providing a reliable source of food for the people of Lesotho, and the concept has spread across the globe.

Do keyhole gardens smell?

In a properly aerated pile, the smell won't be bad at all. In fact, its smells quite earthy and pleasant.

How does a keyhole garden work?

A keyhole garden is a two-meter-wide circular raised garden with a keyhole-shaped indentation on one side. The indentation allows gardeners to add uncooked vegetable scraps, greywater, and manure into a composting basket that sits in the center of the bed.

What is a mandala garden?

Mandalas are usually a circle that contain starburst, floral, wheel, or spiral patterns within it. A mandala garden is simply a garden space with plants that take on this design principle. Traditional mandalas were actually a square containing a circle which contained these patterns.

How many cinder blocks do you need to make a keyhole garden?

It needed to be at least 4' tall, in the end over 60 cinder blocks were used. Once the exterior was built, metal sheets were secured inside along the wall. This would keep the pressure of the soil off the wall and keep moisture and soil from seeping through the cracks.

How do you make a circle flower bed?

Circular Garden beds are great for accenting your flag poles or other areas of your yard.
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Gardening | Beginner

Step 1: Measure and Mark. ...
Step 2: Form Your Circle. ...
Step 3: Create the Border. ...
Step 4: Remove the Sod. ...
Step 5: Level the Ground. ...
Step 6: Dig the Holes. ...
Step 7: Spread the Mulch. ...
Step 8: Enjoy.