Lasagna Gardening

By

Robyn Fed

07/10/2010

This sounds like a great idea and I am going to do this!

By

PIKKA

07/08/2010

Basically the idea behind layered gardening is to smother the grass and weeds, include everything plants will need over time. You want to go from coarse to fine. You can use cardboard/newspaper for bottom. Small twigs, branches, bush trimmings for next layer up, followed by something to keep finer stuff from falling through. An old wool blanket, layers of damp newspaper with some small holes poked in it, then grass clippings, coffee grounds,
veggie trimmings, anything you'd put in a compost heap, straw, hair, old wool bits [nitrogen from hair and wool]. Then topsoil, then compost. You can use old plants from inside you want to throw away in the coarser layers [medium coarse]. Basically you are planting on top of a compost heap in the making.
Rake leaves in the fall to cover it with if you'd like.

By Pat Lanza

"Pat Lanza is a genius! It's a pleasure to find a garden writer like Pat who speaks from experience and who shares practical information in clear, understandable language. Her no-till, no-dig method will save many aching backs, and the tips and time-savers she sprinkles throughout Lasagna Gardening are sure to please gardeners of all skill levels."--Walter Chandoha, garden photographer and author of The Literary Gardener

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RE: Lasagna Gardening : A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!

I belong to AmericasBookShelf.com and saw this book in there,thanks for the info. (05/10/2006)

By BudMurray

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My yard was quite boring and I have never had a green thumb. I was unsure what to do other than hire someone to do it for me. Then one day I saw a book at Cracker Barrel on building a Lasagna Garden. I read the book and then I decided to give it a try.

I have had the best time and discovered that I really enjoy this. I made up my own structure for the garden by layering peat moss, potting soil, and mulch. I then placed my plants. Imagine my surprise when it all came back this year. Everything I plant just thrives in the fertile layers. This has been a most rewarding experience.

By garay from Springhill, Tennessee

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I have come up with a shortcut method to create my "lasagna gardens." This is what I do, to save time, money, and back!

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