I’m going to try lasagna gardening over the winter. I have everything but the newspapers. I hope to get it all done this weekend so that everything can decompose over the winter. My soil is mostly clay and to purchase all the peat and topsoil would be very expensive. Lasagna gardening seems easy because I can get everything for free and I don’t have to use chemical fertilizers. I’m not a greenie-weenie, but I sure do like free! Any FReepers have success with this method?
Yes. I whole-heartedly recommend it.
You know that little rock garden I post quite often? The one where I swap out crops all season long and is uber-productive? That started as a Lasagna Garden, and I've expanded it over the years. I love the process and the soil is like BUTTAH!
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Lasagne gardening is great on clay....Topped mine off with three year old saw dust that had cow/horse manure in it. Very successful. Now most of my gardener friends have at least one bed using this method. Even on larger areas of garden still compost in place and use “no till” method.
Don’t forget to use shredding materials..Ashes from fire place etc.
Cardboard can be used instead of newspapers for bottom layer of just ask local breakfast restaurants to save their papers for you.
I think that hoosiermama is the expert on lasagna gardening.