Lasagna (?) gardening...... 
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A friend was telling me she had heard of something called "Lasagna gardening"...
and that's supposedly where you just take a section of your yard...and put
potting soil about 6-8 inches deep on top of untilled soil and put your seed in
that...and she said she's been told you can grow beautiful,lush flower beds
this way. Has anyone ever tried it personally? If so, could you tell me what
you did if you were successful? Thanks- Re: Lasagna (?) gardening...... southerngurl
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This is a reply to # 85,906Lasagna gardening is when you pile layers of different organic materials on top of the ground where you are going to garden. Best to start in the fall, but you can start now too.
-If you have alot of organic material: layer them, things like leaves, hay, straw, pine straw, wood shavings, manure, compost, sawdust, ect. Whatever you have, lay it on thick. Have all your layers go about 1 ft high off the ground if you can. At least six inches.
-If you don't have so much organic material: Start with newspaper, put down a few layers, then put your layer(s) on top of that. When plant, push back whatever you have on top of your newspaper, poke a hole through the newspaper and plant.
If you start right now, you should go with the newspaper method, because the huge amount of organic material in the first option will not be broken down when you plant. What you might do is put down compost, then the newspaper, then the other organic material. This fall, pile on the organic material. This material breaks down constantly, keeping all the beneficial soil life alive and in high amounts, the earthworm population will explode, and the earthworms till the ground and incorporate the constand supply of newly broken down organic material into the soil to feed the plants, it prevents soil erosion, prevents loss of moisture, keeps weeds from growing, ect.
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- Sheet mulch... Schlüggell
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MoreThis is a reply to # 85,906Is another name for the same technique.
Cardboard works very well...
Just cover with straw or dirt to not see it.
You can plant directly into this as well. Just punch a hole through the layers, scoop in some potting soil & plant. No need to wait.
I always try to put the manure and weeds directly on surface of ground before I start the "lasagna garden".
Also trench around the edge of the "sheet mulch" to 'frame' the bed. Makes it easier to install edging later as well.
AS posted before, if you start earlier with it, then you can also take advantage of covering the whole thing in plastic tarps. This traps the soil moisture, makes a nice refuge for worms to till underneath, and preheats the bed. - Lasagna Gardening Link to Original Corey
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This is a reply to # 85,906http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm
It really works!!!
Corey- Yep... Schlüggell
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Thats how "Mother Nature" does her gardening as well....
The animals migrate over the forest floor, the mushrooms grow & die, and then the leaves fall, only to start all over again. Its all layered. They've even proven that layered soil is more effective in growing plants (in GENERAL), but our modern cultivated crops have had their wild ways hybridized out of them (they are sensitive).
In fact when a plant sends a root out for an element it sends them out horizontally to find more of the same. Thus turning the soil actually hinders the growth (but you need all the nutrients to start with).- Eliot Coleman, composting in a box..... fledgling
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This is a reply to # 85,915Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch build a composting 'box' of straw bales, placing them as one would bricks, two bales high.
In the fall they go into the countryside for pickup trucks of composting materials.
They layer in, first, dry and brown materials (for air spaces in the mix).
Then goes a layer of green materials, followed by a few shovelfuls of soil (for bacteria), and some water.
And they repeat the layers on top...brown and dry; green; a little dirt; and some water.
When the 'box' is full, and composted, it becomes a 'raised planting bed'. It may even be possible to plant right into a top dressing of soil. I would imagine considerable heat would be generated during the composting, making a 'hot box', and extending the growing season.
Perhaps one could put old windows on top for a greenhouse effect.
The straw bales keep the pile warmer all winter. Eventually the straw bales compost with the contents.
Eliot grows and harvests five vegetables all winter, in his unheated New England greenhouse.
He has also designed a greenhouse on skids, so he can cover and uncover plants on central shelves as the season dictates.
Eliot designs many of his own gardening tools.
His TV program was the most interesting I've ever seen, and he has written three books. He also travels to lecture where he is hired.
Eliot Coleman is the correct spelling of his name. This is his website http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/. Especially see the sections on Authentic Food.
At the bottom of the 'Questions' page you'll find the whereabouts of Eliot and Barbara's TV series. Maybe we can get those aired on a regular basis. Or, maybe we can purchase copies.
Enjoy!
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- Re: Eliot Coleman, composting in a b... LisaDianeRN
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This is a reply to # 85,981I just happened to run across the Gardening Naturally DVD series on DVD on ebay. Here's the link if anyone is interested. I bought one...the shows are divided up into menus, and there are two hours of programming without commercials.
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=gardening+natur...
- Re: Eliot Coleman, composting in a b... LisaDianeRN
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- Re: Lasagna (?) gardening...... southerngurl
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