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After building four raised veggie beds in my backyard, I baulked at buying in loads of costly soil and compost to fill them. Instead, I opted for a thriftier route — and filled them up for free using rotting logs and old branches.It's called 'hügelkultur' (pronounced 'hoo-gul-culture'), a no-dig layering method ofte...