Patricia Lanza ’s bookLasagna Gardeninginspired a lot of people , including myself .
I was reminded of the plane - mulching / lasagna gardening method a couple of weeks ago when I re - watched Geoff Lawton ’s excellent filmPermaculture Soils .
There ’s a spot out back near our gardens that often induce soppy wet in the rainy season . It also has hard Lucius DuBignon Clay and rocks beneath the grass . Yet I wanted to do some gardening there .
The solution ? A speedy bamboo - sided “ lasagna horticulture ” raised bed .
Easy Lasagna Gardening on the Cheap
Lasagna horticulture is all about making Lot of layers – here ’s my late TV demonstrating this well-situated way to construct a garden fast !
Are you ready to work up your own lasagna garden ?
It ’s all about the layers … let ’s get layering !
Layer 1: Manure and Seaweed
I set out with a thin level of cow manure and seaweed to encourage the grease life to eat up the grass and begin loosening thing , plus to provide nutrition .
Geoff Lawton give down just manure , but I have lots of seaweed available here and it ’s loaded with good stuff and nonsense .
For those of you in the res publica … watch out when using manure . It can destroy all your surd workplace !
Layer 2: Cardboard Weed Block
I buy Rachel a chest deep freezer … and it came in a nifty bad cardboard loge !
Naturally , I had to find a way to practice that in the garden . Weedblock it is !
First , I lay the composition board over the bed to get a rough size :
Then I stomped it into situation . I want it all the way to the edges of the bed so nettlesome grasses wo n’t come through .
Layer 3: The Random “STUFF IT” Layer
After the cardboard was in place , it was time to start throwing down some biomass .
I used pigeon pea plant bushes and heliconia leave-taking .
you may also utilize whatever clash you have lying around . Leaves , shredded report , chunks of wood , whatever .
Layer 4: Kitchen Scraps
Why not ?
Layer 5: Kitchen Scraps
The next layer was a thin one , made from sieve soil from my poulet cage .
This is manure and compost - fat dirt with bits of biochar in it . Youcan see this compost method acting here .
There ’s not a lot of rime or reason to these level so do n’t overthink things . Just contrive in the compostable textile you presently have available and let nature do the rest .
Layer 6: The Final Compost Planting Layer
And , to top it all off , I add a caboodle of mostly - finish compost :
You really do n’t take to fill the whole top layer with compost , though . You could just mulch with grass cutting or leave of absence over the whole top , then fulfil some pockets with good compost and plant transplants in those … which reminds me , that ’s what I did next . Transplanted !
Transplanting into the New Lasagna Garden Bed
I had some bird capsicum and a single Lycopersicon esculentum seedling quick to go … so they went in !
And then they were nicely watered in to settle the roots :
I watered them with compost tea for a little extra “ juice ” to relieve the daze of transplantation , but that ’s not really necessary .
If you have crappy soil , a poorly drained country , a set of vexatious green goddess you require to cover without digging , or if you ’re just interested in the idea , give lasagna garden a try . It form and the area where you cast down cardboard and constituent matter like this will become one of the richest areas in your full M .
Everything in this seam was free . Granted , I did have to buy a pectus freezer to get the composition board , but hey – you may get composition board anywhere !
ultimately , I have more on this and other method of composting in my bookCompost Everything : The Good Guide to Extreme Composting .
Get your transcript here .
And if you ’ve done the lasagna gardening / sheet mulching matter in your own gardens , how did it work for you ?
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