Does Lasagna Gardening Really Work?
Does Lasagna Gardening Really Work? Wednesday April 23, 2008 I got an email earlier this week from a reader who had a question about lasagna gardens. Lasagna gardening, also known as sheet composting, is a super-simple, no-dig way to make a new garden. If you’re not familiar with the method, please check out my article on how to make a lasagna garden. Anyway, in her email, the reader, Patricia, asked: “Does it really work? I made a lasagna bed last year, and nothing happened!” Meaning that the materials she used in the lasagna bed didn’t break down, and she did not end up with the rich, crumbly soil promised by fans of the method. So, what was the problem? Not having seen Patricia’s attempt, I’d guess that her bed had one (or more) of the following three issues: • There wasn’t a good mix of material in the bed. Remember that lasagna gardening is essentially composing in situ. Any compost pile
Does Lasagna Gardening Really Work? Wednesday April 23, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) I got an email earlier this week from a reader who had a question about lasagna gardens. Lasagna gardening, also known as sheet composting, is a super-simple, no-dig way to make a new garden. If you’re not familiar with the method, please check out my article on how to make a lasagna garden. Anyway, in her email, the reader, Patricia, asked: “Does it really work? I made a lasagna bed last year, and nothing happened!” Meaning that the materials she used in the lasagna bed didn’t break down, and she did not end up with the rich, crumbly soil promised by fans of the method. So, what was the problem? Not having seen Patricia’s attempt, I’d guess that her bed had one (or more) of the following three issues: • There wasn’t a good mix of material in the bed. Remember that lasagna ga
