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jaydee67 · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject: Lasagne

Was all set to play earlier when hubby decided he had time to come with me and gather stuff for my raised beds. Making them lasagne style - layers of different organic materials which you can plant up while it is decomposing. So far we have wet newspaper - to kill the grass, rabbit hutch cleanings, hen house cleanings - been stored in feed bags in teh rain and was stinking! then a layer of composted garden waste mixed with hen house cleanings. got seaweed and peat tonight. Need some grass clippings - good for heaping up the tatties! Tried this for the first time last year with good results - and no digging!

Look for hte book Lasagne Gardening on Amazon.

debcat · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject:

Do you box the layers in or just leave them in a pile?

poultry poofs · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject:

If thats lasagne gardening Shocked

ours must be bolognese Laughing

CP · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:49 pm Post subject:

nigel · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:

Is this the same thing as square foot gardening? that relies on layers of organic matter and has no digging.

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

I box the layers in - tidy minded and containment! lol! but the book has it just heaped. Nigel - I have a book on square foot gardening but haven't got to reading it yet - will come back to you on that! lol!

stephen · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Lasagne

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:

The bottom one is the one I have Stephen. Sorry - forgot the Americans can't spell! (waits for thump from Deb)

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nigel · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject:

For anyone interested in Lasagne/Square Foot Gardening

the Organic Garden has a forum which you may find helpful (they use phpBB forums just like The Poultry Keeper so you should feel at home)

debcat · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject:

I've ordered the book but it won't be here for 2 weeks.
I take it its newspaper on the bottom then layers of assorted muck.
How deep does each layer have to be?
The OH doesn't know it yet but he's going to block off a square with old breeze blocks, so I need to now how high to make it.
hope this makes sense
Thanks

jaydee67 · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject:

They recommend about 18 inches high deb, mine aren't that high - but I heaped it a bit in the middle. Was wondering if I should get my hubby to add an extra bit of height. .....

Yes to the layer of wet newspaper then layers of asstd muck. newspaper kills of what's already there. In the book they don't use edging - but I thought I would need to.

debcat · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:31 am Post subject:

thanks Jaydee
Will start tomorrow if it's fine
Debs

NannyP · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:48 am Post subject:

OH MY GOD, I'm beginning to feel the urge AND I do not, I repeat, do not garden. I will cogitate and maybe wait for another year. PHEW, relief, or will I?